Istanbul International Airport was Busiest in March
Turkiye’s mega airport Istanbul was the busiest one in Europe, with an average of 1,263 daily flights in March, according to EUROCONTROL. Sabiha Gokcen, also in Istanbul, ranked 17th on the list with an average of 549 daily flights.
Oil tankers queuing to transit Turkish straits face more delays -sources
At least 20 oil tankers queuing off Turkey face more delays to cross from Russia’s Black Sea ports to the Mediterranean as operators race to adhere to new Turkish insurance rules added ahead of a G7 price cap on Russian oil, industry sources said.
Exclusive: Kazakhstan to start oil sales via Azeri pipeline to bypass Russia
Kazakhstan is expected to sell some of its crude oil through Azerbaijan’s biggest oil pipeline from September, as the nation seeks alternatives to a route Russia threatened to shut, three sources familiar with the matter said.
Russian gas cut to Europe hits economic hopes, Ukraine reports attacks on coastal regions
Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts about whether Russia will stick to a deal to let Ukraine export grain.
EXCLUSIVE Major buyers of Russian oil struggle with bank guarantees -sources
The global oil market was thrown into chaos on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with top buyers of Russian oil struggling to secure guarantees at Western banks or find ships to take crude from one of the world’s largest producers.
EXCLUSIVE India makes record U.S. soyoil purchases as drought parches South America
Indian traders have contracted to import a record 100,000 tonnes of soyoil from the United States because of limited supplies from drought-hit South America, at a time when prices of rival palm oil are scaling record highs, three dealers told Reuters.
