Bloomberg: Russian oil trade feels pressure of Western sanctions in India. Russia's oil trade is starting to feel the pressure of Western sanctions as Indian refineries no longer accept tankers of Moscow's state-owned Sovcomflot shipping company, Bloomberg reported on March 23. Multiple tankers carrying Russian crude have been unable to land in Indian ports in recent months in connection to sanctions. According to Bloomberg, dozens of sanctioned vessels are now idling by in numbers not seen since 2017. Sovcomflot transported around one-fifth of all Russian crude deliveries to India in 2023.