We are talking about a Boeing 737-7JU aircraft with tail number RA-73455 worth $25 million, owned by Rosneft. Since February last year, the United States has imposed export controls on certain groups of goods produced in America. Under this law, aircraft made in America are prohibited from flying into Russia without a valid American license. Rosneft did not receive a license, but used the plane for international flights (at least 7 times, as the Americans counted).
At the same time, according to Flightaware, in January-February 2023, the plane that came under arrest was transporting top managers of Rosneft, including, probably, Igor Sechin. Among the places to visit are Dubai, the Omani tourist paradise – Mazira Island, Iranian Sirjan (Rosneft is accused by the Americans of supplying Iranian oil to Europe, which Igor Sechin denies), Indian Bangalore, where Igor Sechin took part in the ministerial session of the Indian Energy Weekand Doha.
As you know, the Qatar Sovereign Fund is the largest foreign shareholder of a Russian company. And Rosneft, apparently, informed/agreed with the Qataris on a reduction in oil production in Russia by 500 thousand barrels per day, which was announced on February 10, 2023.
The Qataris, represented by the Minister of Energy of Qatar and also the CEO of the oil giant QatarEnergy, Saad Sherid Al-Kaabi, oppose the “anti-market” agreements of Western countries, that is, limiting the price of Russian oil to $60 per barrel for non-Western consumers.
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