Russia may be forced to throttle back its oil output in the coming months as U.S. sanctions hamper its access to tankers to sail to Asia and Ukrainian drone attacks hobble its refineries. The United S

The "shadow fleet" comprises often aging, uninsured ships that aim to evade sanctions on Russian energy exports.

Russia is facing the threat of a reduction in oil production due to US sanctions and Ukrainian drone attacks. Source: Reuters Details: Reuters noted that the US sanctions have complicated access to tankers supplying oil to Asia,

The sanctions, which targeted Gazprom Neft, Surgutneftegaz, and 180 shadow fleet tankers, have created a surplus of oil in Russia that cannot be exported abroad. The ports of Ust-Luga, Primorsk on the Baltic and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea have seen a 17% drop in January export deliveries,