Estonia

Lithuania asks ICC to probe Belarus for supposed criminal offenses versus mankind

Lithuania requested the International Bad Guy Court (ICC) on Monday to investigate neighbouring Belarus over supposed crimes versus humanity under the guideline of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The Lithuanian justice ministry said it was asking the court to open an investigation ... into the crimes versus humankind dedicated by Lukashenko's program - forced deportation, persecution of persons and other vicious behaviour which is contrary to the main norms of worldwide law. The workplace of Lukashenko, who has actually ruled Belarus given that 1994 and is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, did not instantly react to an ask

Energy Markets

Estonia says China has actually not reacted to subsea cables probe request

Some Urals flows to Asia diverted through Africa, India remains leading location

At least three tankers with Russian Urals oil on board picked a longer path to Asia around the Africa's Cape of Great Hope in March and April as military risks in the Red Sea stay high, 2 traders stated and LSEG information revealed. 2 tankers, Fos Picasso and Hydra, bring some 200,000 metric lots of Urals oil packed from Baltic in April went to India around Africa, while the vast bulk of the vessels with Russian oil have actually been selecting the shorter path by means of Suez channel and Red Sea, LSEG information shows. Many ships bring Russian items

Natural Gas Utilities

Balticconnector gas pipeline back in operation after damage

Balticconnector gas pipeline will remain in commercial use again April 22, Gasgrid says

The damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia will be in industrial usage once again on April 22, Finnish gas system operator Gasgrid executive Janne Gronlund told an industry conference on Wednesday. The Balticconnector subsea gas link in between Estonia and Finland was harmed in October along with 3 telecoms cables, hurting energy security and raising alarm bells in the broader region. At the minute we are commissioning the pipeline, and we expect that on Monday next week market participants can utilise Balticconnector again commercially, Gronlund said. During the winter, Finland was able to replace the damaged pipeline's capability

Refined Products

Greenpeace targets Russia-linked Baltic Sea fuel tanker

Greenpeace activists painted slogans on an Estonianowned tanker in the middle of the Baltic Sea on Friday, and stated the ship supplied bunker fuel to vessels carrying Russian oil that positioned a danger to the environment and would sustain conflict. Oil fuels war, the campaigners, who showed up in little boats, scrawled in large white letters on the side of the Zircone tanker, photos provided by Greenpeace revealed. The vessel, sitting in international waters off the Swedish island of Gotland, has supplied fuel to more than 50 oil tankers travelling to or from Russian ports in the last two months,

Estonia says China has actually not reacted to subsea cable televisions probe request