UK ban covers Russian vessels but Seatribute is registered in Malta and ExxonMobil denies it is carrying Russian oil
A supertanker carrying crude oil which sailed from a Russian port was due to dock in Southampton on Friday with cargo destined for an ExxonMobil refinery.
The Seatribute is one of 148 tankers carrying oil and gas which have left Russian ports since Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine began 14 days ago, according to data on shipping movements gathered by Greenpeace.
