Many oil majors have avoided contracting tankers that have carried Russian crude because of the risk of sanctions and self-imposed restrictions.
Under the price cap, western companies can ship and provide insurance for Russian oil and products provided they are sold at less than $60 per barrel.
"Dead freight is one of the issues when working with Russian oil as not all companies agree to use ships involved in Urals deliveries," the trader said.
Orlen said it was not involved in any Russian oil shipping and it screened all vessels it uses to ensure no Russian sanctions are violated.
Russian oil has been mostly shipped to Asia following the EU embargo.
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