Oil tanker rates are soaring globally as traders scramble to cope with jitters over possible disruption in Russian supplies, as well as war risk premiums for ships plying the Mediterranean region following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Shipowners are also grappling with higher fuel costs after oil prices soared nearly $2 per barrel on Friday, with Brent back above $100. The global energy sector is concerned that Europe and the United States may impose sanctions on Russian exports and severely disrupt supplies. Sources were also worried that any additional widening in sanctions could render some Russian oil and fuel supplies off limits, and trigger a scramble by fuel and oil traders to secure alternative supplies that could tie up vessels on trips to exporters […]