Russia’s war on Ukraine has redrawn the global oil map, rerouting a fleet of skyscraper-size tankers on longer voyages as they shuttle crude shipments that are essential to the global economy.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed data from the ship-tracking firm Spire Global that showed the paths of about 3,000 such vessels to find those leaving Russian ports across periods before and after the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. Using location-tracking signals shared by ships and authorities, the information shows how fallout from the invasion cut longtime trade ties and left the Kremlin rushing to find the money it needs to fund its war machine.