We seek out the gaps in mainstream reporting to look where no one else is looking. We uncover the hidden actors shaping our politics, society and environment—stories that affect everyone.
Stories
Filter
Filter
![Russian farming bank in sanctions row quietly funded oil deals](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bosphorus-tanker-scaled.jpg)
2 March 2023
Russian farming bank in sanctions row quietly funded oil deals
Documents reveal state agriculture lender’s key role in exporting Russian oil, contradicting Kremlin claims
![Glencore and the Order of Friendship](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/post-featured-3.jpg)
13 April 2022
Glencore and the Order of Friendship
The trading giant’s lucrative deals with allies of Vladimir Putin
![Trafigura ships Russian oil at prewar levels as competitors scale back](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/trafigura-ships.jpg)
27 March 2022
Trafigura ships Russian oil at prewar levels as competitors scale back
Trafigura is continuing to ship Russian oil at prewar levels as its competitors scale back deliveries
![](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/blick-dark.png)
![Trading giants keep Russian oil flowing as majors feel the heat](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/russain-tankers-2.jpg)
12 March 2022
Trading giants keep Russian oil flowing as majors feel the heat
Trafigura, Vitol and Glencore loading Black Sea cargoes as war intensifies
![Dutch dockers prepare for legal battle over Russia oil](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/post-featured-4.jpg)
4 March 2022
Dutch dockers prepare for legal battle over Russia oil
Dockworkers in the Netherlands are gearing up for a legal battle over plans to boycott Russian oil
![BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/russian-plane.jpg)
26 February 2022
BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military
BP may be profiting from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine through its stake in Rosneft, a major fuel supplier to Russia’s military
![BP boss is trustee of group that orchestrated Putin PR stunts](https://www.source-material.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/415502_874285.jpg)
25 February 2022
BP boss is trustee of group that orchestrated Putin PR stunts
The boss of BP sits alongside Vladimir Putin and eleven sanctioned oligarchs on the board of an influential society that safeguards Russian “national identity”