Regulation

Russia may throttle back in adopting rules for cleaner ship fuel

Russia considers pushing back local adoption of 0.5 percent sulfur cap in order to "prevent financial pressure" on the country's shipowners, says Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
Photo: Anton Vaganov/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Anton Vaganov/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
BY EVGENIA PISMENNAYA AND DINA KHRENNIKOVA, BLOOMBERG

Russia, one of the largest producers of the world’s favorite ship fuel, may delay local adoption of more stringent rules targeting air pollution from commercial vessels.

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