XLE & Oil
Russia's Arctic Oil Shortcut Runs Into a Wall of Ice
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Russia is moving record crude and LNG volumes along its Northern Sea Route, but sanctioned tankers got stuck in ice near the Vilkitsky Strait this summer, waiting days for nuclear icebreakers. Experts say melting ice doesn't make navigation easier, and Russia's shortage of ice-class ships is holding the route back despite Putin's plans to nearly double cargo by 2030.
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