Reuters reports that Denmark is concerned that old tankers transporting oil through its straits represent a potential danger to the environment. They write:
Denmark is considering ways to limit a so-called shadow fleet of tankers from carrying Russian oil through the Baltic Sea, the Nordic country’s foreign minister said on Monday, in a move that could heighten tensions with Moscow.
Russia sends about a third of its seaborne oil exports, or 1.5% of global supply, through the Danish straits that sit as a gateway to the Baltic Sea, so any attempt to halt supplies could send oil prices higher and hit the Kremlin’s finances. […]
Russia’s embassy in Denmark did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news was reported by Danish daily Information and online media Danwatch.
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