Third US waiver set to further open Russian oil market to mainstream buyers
- US Treasury issues third 30-day waiver on Russian oil to help stabilise markets amid Hormuz crises
- Japan resumes Russian crude imports with sanctioned tanker Voyager delivering Sakhalin Blend to Taiyo Oil
- China’s Russian oil imports tumbled as India ramps up purchases and prices rise to $100 per barrel
US sanctions waivers are drawing mainstream buyers like Japan back to Russian oil, reshaping trade flows as China retreats and India emerges as the top buyer
