Oil Cargo to Philippines Initially Identified as Iranian, Confirmed to be Russian
An oil cargo delivered to the Philippines, initially identified as originating from Iran, has been confirmed to be from Russia. The shiptracking firm Kpler revised its data, indicating that the Suezmax tanker Ocean Start delivered Urals crude from Russia to Petron's Bataan refinery on May 17. This revision followed a review of additional information on the voyage. The cargo was transferred via a ship-to-ship (STS) operation in waters off Singapore from the Suezmax ship Caruzo, which had loaded at Russia's Sheskharis in late March. Previously, Kpler had reported that the cargo was received from the tanker Kylo, which loaded the crude at Iran's Kharg Island. Another analytics firm, Vortexa, maintains that the cargo was Iranian crude delivered by the Ocean Start following an STS transfer from the Noxen, which shares the same IMO number as Kylo. Petron, the largest oil company in the Philippines, has not commented on the matter. 
