[Link] Shell and Vitol accused of prolonging Ukraine war with sanctions ‘loophole’

Read: 20/2/2023 www.theguardian.com

Oil company Shell and energy trader Vitol have been accused of prolonging the war in Ukraine by exploiting a “loophole” in the EU sanctions regime to bring products derived from Russian oil into Europe through Turkey.

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[Link] Big tobacco got caught in a lie by Congress. Now it’s the oil industry’s turn

Read: 17/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Two weeks from today, Darren Woods will face a potential doomsday moment before the US Congress. As the CEO of ExxonMobil, Woods was paid $15.6m last year to run the richest, most powerful private oil company in history.

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