Norway estimates that an average of 12 shadow vessels, typically transporting Russian oil, traverse its waters every day.
Mr Billstrm said the dark tanker fleet was posing a serious threat to the environment as well as filling the Kremlin's war coffers.
"The fact that they are transporting oil, which fuels Russian aggression against Ukraine is bad enough," he told The Guardian.
"But even worse is the fact that Russia doesn't care one bit, apparently, about the fact that these ships could cause major environmental havoc in seas, which if you take the Baltic Sea is sensitive as it is."
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The fleet allows the Kremlin to bypass Western attempts to impose a price cap of $60 per barrel on its oil.
Under the terms of the cap, Russia cannot purchase maritime insurance for its ships, if it sells its oil for a higher price.
In practice as little as 20 percent of Russian oil is sold below the price cap, thanks to the shadow fleet.
China is currently the main buyer of Russian fossil fuels, with imports reaching $30 billion in 2023.
Surprisingly, the EU is the next biggest consumer of the Kremlin's fossil fuels, despite no longer importing coal from Russia since August 2022.
European countries imported $18.4 billion of fossil fuels in a 60/40 split of crude oil and natural gas respectively in 2023.
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The fleet allows the Kremlin to bypass Western attempts to impose a price cap of $60 per barrel on its oil.
Under the terms of the cap, Russia cannot purchase maritime insurance for its ships, if it sells its oil for a higher price.
In practice as little as 20 percent of Russian oil is sold below the price cap, thanks to the shadow fleet.
C hina is currently the main buyer of Russian fossil fuels, with imports reaching $30 billion in 2023.
Surprisingly, the EU is the next biggest consumer of the Kremlin's fossil fuels, despite no longer importing coal from Russia since August 2022.
European countries imported $18.4 billion of fossil fuels in a 60/40 split of crude oil and natural gas respectively in 2023.