in england are higher than a number of countries including spain and italy. new figures seen exclusively by bbc newsnight show the uk has increasingly purchased jet fuel in recent months from refineries in india processing russian crude oil. a ban on importing russian energy directly was introduced by the european union and the g7 group of countries, which includes the uk, six months ago. the figures, calculated by the environmental campaign group global witness, and reviewed by bbc verify, highlight a practice that is legal but one that raises ethical questions, as emir nader reports. we are here in their pinner police region in southern greece. the picturesque area is a home to fishermen and an international tourist destination. but all is not as it seems. this idyllic location has now become a key artery for russian oil. we re just leaving
we find two tankers in the middle of a ship to ship transfer. these two boats that you can see behind me here are oil tankers. the boat in the distance is from russia and it s moving oil to the boat that s nearest to us. here in international waters, this practice is legal, and it s one of the ways by which russian oil continues to be exported throughout the world. and some of the millions of barrels of oil that passes through this area will ultimately find its way to countries that have bans on russian oil, including the uk. bbc newsnight has had exclusive access to numbers calculated by the campaign group global witness. since the g7, eu and australia introduced a ban on importing oil directly in the first six months of 2023, the numbers show the amount of russian energy that s been processed in indian refineries and made its way to the uk legally since then, with its origins changing to india. in the six months since january, the uk imported 6.2 million barrels of refined energy fro
enthused as the prime minister when you look at the bills. from his point of view, politically, with prices going on the right direction, he is making progress in his battle against inflation. the other parties, labourand lib against inflation. the other parties, labour and lib dems are saying there should be a windfall tax, and extended when full tax, take more money from oil and gas companies to try and therefore keep energy prices died. in the longer term, there is a debate about what happens to keep prices down sustainably in the future. there is more pressure on the government to move further and faster in insulating homes and moving to uk produce green energy. insulating homes and moving to uk produce green energy. thank you very much. for tips on how to save money on your energy bill and other help with the cost of living go to the tackling it together section on the bbc news website. figures seen exclusively by bbc newsnight show the uk has boughtjet fuel more often from refin
and we believe they re here to exchange russian crude. and here they are. we find two tankers in the middle of a ship to ship transfer. these two boats that you can see behind me here are oil tankers. the boat in the distance is from russia and it s moving oil to the boat that s nearest to us. here in international waters, this practice is legal, and it s one of the ways by which russian oil continues to be exported throughout the world. and some of the millions of barrels of oil that passes through this area will ultimately find its way to countries that have bans on russian oil, including the uk. bbc newsnight has had exclusive access to numbers calculated by the campaign group global witness. since the g7, eu and australia introduced a ban on importing oil directly, in the first six months of 2023, the numbers show the amount of russian energy that s been processed in indian refineries and made its way to the uk legally since then, with its origins changing to india.
you re live with bbc news. figures seen exclusively by bbc newsnight show the uk has boughtjet fuel more often from refineries in india, which process russian crude oil. a ban on directly importing russian energy was introduced by the eu and the g7 group of countries, which includes the uk, six months ago. the figures highlight a practice that s legal but one that raises ethical questions, as emeer nedder reports. we re here in the peloponnese region in southern greece. the picturesque laconian gulf is a home to fishermen and an international tourist destination. but all is not as it seems. this idyllic location has now become a key artery for russian oil. we re just leaving greek territorial waters and we re approaching a number of tankers that have left russia.