According to Bloomberg, citing internal sources, the European Union is considering the possibility of withdrawing maritime pilots from sanctions list. This will allow them to guide vessels through dangerous narrow choke points, which are used for the supply of crude oil and fuel from Russia.
«The European Union proposed making so-called pilot services exempt from sanctions targeting the transfer of Russian oil that are set to kick in this year» Bloomberg reports.
It should be noted that the marine hub off the coast of Denmark is one of the key points for the delivery of Russian oil to world markets. Over the past two years, from this port about 2 billion barrels of oil has been delivered to European countries. Anti-Russian sanctions against pilots may paralyze the work of the hub and lead to another round of the energy crisis.