Russia Turns to Bigger Tankers as More of Its Oil Goes to China

Russia is changing its oil supply chain to cope with the growing number of barrels going to China, shifting some shipments from smaller to larger tankers at a new at-sea site for the longer voyage east.

For most of the past few years, India took most seaborne cargoes from Moscow, but it’s since pulled back, leaving space for China — and prompting Russia to transfer oil to very large crude carriers, which can haul up to 2 million barrels.