The vessel is part of the fleet of Gazpromneft Shipping LLC (ООО "Газпронефть Шиппинг"), which carries out marine transportation of hydrocarbon raw materials and petroleum products. Gazpromneft Shipping LLC is the shipowner and operator of Arctic tankers, icebreakers, and bunker vessels of the sanctioned Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC (ООО "Газпромнефть Марин Бункер"), a subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC (ПАО "Газпром нефть"), which operates the bunker business of the sanctioned russian Gazprom Neft PJSC. On January 10, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which Gazpromneft Marine Bunker LLC has an interest. Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Shipping sanctions: a specified ship is prohibited from being provided with access to or having its master or pilot cause it to enter a port in the UK, may have its registration on the UK Ship Register terminated, and a master or pilot of a specified ship may be given a port barring direction, a detention direction, and a port entry direction or a movement direction.