Subject type: Commercial front for state oil sales Jurisdiction: Islamic Republic of Iran Also known as: Sepehr Energy Jahan Nama Pars File opened: 11 August 2026 Last updated: 11 August 2026 Origin Sepehr Energy is a commercial entity established to sell Iranian crude and condensate on behalf of the Armed Forces General Staff. It belongs to a recurring institutional type … [Read more...] about Sepehr Energy: The Iranian Oil Marketing Front, Structure and Designation History
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National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC): Fleet, Ownership Structure and Sanctions Evasion Practice
Subject type: Tanker operator, state-aligned Jurisdiction: Islamic Republic of Iran Also known as: NITC, National Iranian Tanker Co File opened: 9 August 2026 Last updated: 9 August 2026 Origin Founded in 1955 under the monarchy and nationalised after 1979, NITC spent the Iran-Iraq war moving crude under attack and emerged with an institutional tolerance for operating … [Read more...] about National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC): Fleet, Ownership Structure and Sanctions Evasion Practice
Sovcomflot: Russia’s State Tanker Fleet, Ice-Class Capability and Vessel-Level Designation
Subject type: State-controlled shipping company Jurisdiction: Russian Federation Also known as: SCF Group, PAO Sovkomflot File opened: 3 August 2026 Last updated: 3 August 2026 Origin Sovcomflot was established in 1988, in the last years of the Soviet Union, as a vehicle for acquiring ships using foreign financing at a point when the state could not fund the fleet directly. … [Read more...] about Sovcomflot: Russia’s State Tanker Fleet, Ice-Class Capability and Vessel-Level Designation
Rosoboronexport: Russia’s Sole Arms Export Intermediary, Ownership and Sanctions Exposure
Subject type: State arms export agency Jurisdiction: Russian Federation Also known as: AO Rosoboronexport, Рособоронэкспорт File opened: 1 August 2026 Last updated: 1 August 2026 Origin Rosoboronexport was created by presidential decree in November 2000, merging two competing state export agencies, Rosvooruzhenie and Promexport, into a single channel. The competition between … [Read more...] about Rosoboronexport: Russia’s Sole Arms Export Intermediary, Ownership and Sanctions Exposure