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U.S. extends Lukoil sanctions waiver

In a fifth waiver extension of targeted sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department has given Russia’s Lukoil until May 30 to negotiate a sale of its foreign assets, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on April 29.

29 April, 09:13 PM

U.S. extends exemption for seaborne shipments of Russian oil

The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control has extended a limited exemption allowing certain seaborne shipments of Russian oil and petroleum products loaded as of April 17, issuing General License 134B while keeping sanctions in place.

18 April, 01:55 PM

U.S. lifts sanctions on Russian container ships

The U.S. Treasury lifted sanctions on three Russian container ships, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on March 31.

31 March, 07:58 PM

U.S. exempts two German Rosneft subsidiaries from sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a license on Oct. 29, temporarily allowing certain transactions involving two German subsidiaries of Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil company sanctioned by the United States on Oct. 22.

29 October 2025, 09:56 PM

Trump to tighten sanctions on Russia, U.S. envoy to NATO says

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to push ahead with enforcing new sanctions against Russian oil companies to pressure dictator Vladimir Putin into ending the war in Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told Bloomberg on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 10:42 PM

Serbia petitions US to postpone sanctions against Gazprom’s subsidiary

Serbian hydrocarbon company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom) has submitted a request to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to postpone financial sanctions for at least 90 days.

4 February 2025, 09:39 PM

US grants temporary exemption for Gazprombank's civil nuclear activities

The U.S. Treasury Department has granted Gazprombank a temporary exemption from sanctions, allowing it to conduct transactions related to civil nuclear energy until June 30, 2025, as announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

19 December 2024, 01:28 PM

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