Japan, South Korea, Thailand lead Asia’s alliance against Russian crude oil
A large volume of Russian sweet and sour crude cargoes may continue to find outlets in China and India, but other major Asian crude importers are fully committed to halting trading with the non-OPEC producer — with South Korea, Japan and Thailand leading the regional alliance against Russian oil. Steep discounts on Russia’s Urals, ESPO, Sokol and Sakhalin Blend crudes…