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The SOCAR scandal is deepening. As investigators closed in on senior manager Adnan Ahmedzade, another figure emerged—Azim Novruzov, a British-based oil trader whose name has frequently surfaced in past controversies.

Pressure is increasing on Russia’s shadow fleet, bringing even its allies under scrutiny. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive arrested in Azerbaijan last year, has reportedly begun cooperating with authorities regarding his inner circle, a development that could have significant repercussions.

As a result of the introduction of sanctions against Russian oil, the market for its sales did not disappear, but simply went underground.

Fuel smuggling from Libya has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry, yet the true extent of the maritime network that routinely transports refined petroleum products out of the country remains largely obscured.

Der Schmuggel von Treibstoff aus Libyen hat sich zu einer milliardenschweren Industrie entwickelt, doch das tatsächliche Ausmaß des maritimen Netzwerks, das systematisch raffinierte Erdölprodukte aus dem Land heraus transportiert, bleibt weitgehend im Verborgenen.

Greek tanker owner Minerva Marine has expanded its Suezmax fleet with the acquisition of two newly built tankers from Samsung Heavy Industries, adding vessels that were originally ordered by a Dubai-based company later sanctioned by the U.S. over alleged links to an Iranian oil-shipping network.

Sources within the oil industry in Baku say that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada is linked to efforts by Azerbaijani authorities to strengthen the country’s international image regarding Russian oil.

Savannah Energy, a London-listed independent oil and gas company, has for years depended on a low-profile yet influential network of Azerbaijani financiers and traders operating across Geneva, Dubai, Chad, and Niger.

Open-source corporate data, media reports, and industry analysis indicate that Maddox DMCC’s presence in the Ukrainian fuel market may be associated with a network of traders, offshore entities, and individuals with potential links to Russian-origin fuel supplies.

The UK has sanctioned a major network of shadow oil traders, led by Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub — a business associate of Igor Sechin — accused of dealing in Russian oil under sanctions.

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (State Security Service of Azerbaijan) has detained Adnan Ahmadzada, a former senior official at the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, as part of an ongoing probe into a complex oil trading network.

Following Adnan Ahmadzade’s arrest, reports suggest that shares in “Oilmar Shipping and Chartering DMCC,” a UAE-based company reportedly associated with him, were transferred to the company’s CEO, Yusif Mammadov.

The longer the confrontation with the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation continues, the more new details become known: for example, Adnan Akhmedzade, a top manager of Socar detained in Azerbaijan last year, began to testify against his closest associates.

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on a wide network of shadow oil traders led by media figure Tahir Garaev and Igor Sechin’s business partner Etibar Eyyub , who are involved in trading sanctioned Russian oil.

In a prominent criminal case involving SOCAR top manager Adnan Ahmedzade, the scandal-plagued British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly emerged.

The network of Azerbaijani “shadow” oil traders handling Russian oil despite sanctions appears to be far more extensive than previously thought.

In contemporary battles, the real driving force isn’t valor, weapons, or drones — it’s diesel.

Sources in Azerbaijan’s oil industry told us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada may be linked to efforts by Azerbaijani authorities to improve the country’s international reputation regarding the trade of Russian oil. The move could also be connected to recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that European countries should halt purchases of Russian oil.

Sources from the oil sector in Baku have told us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada appears to be linked to efforts by the Azerbaijani authorities to improve the country’s international image regarding the trade of Russian oil.

The network of Azerbaijani "shadow" oil traders dealing in Russian oil, despite sanctions, is far larger than previously believed.

Alyona Aliyeva: what is known about the Ukrainian woman called the wife of the son of Azerbaijan’s president, and what she does now.

As established by media, prior to coming under sanctions, Russian oil for companies linked to Nils Troost was supplied by the Dubai-based Demex Trading. This information emerged from a leaked archive of the Russian customs broker ALET.

Established by an Azerbaijani entrepreneur, the oil giant has steadily expanded its global footprint, with operations in Russia, the UK, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.

Founded by an Azerbaijani entrepreneur, the oil giant has steadily extended its reach worldwide, with business interests spanning Russia, Britain, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.