“Floating gasoline stations” in entrance of Bulgarian ports promote Russian gas to passing ships

Two Russian tankers “Nikolay Velikiy” and “Nikolay Gamayunov” have been refueling ships leaving the ports of Varna and Burgas on the border of Bulgaria’s 24-mile contiguous zone within the Black Sea. Dangerous offshore fueling was most likely motivated by dumping costs, which have been achieved after taxes and excise duties weren’t charged on the gas offered. This […]