“The US Treasury Department’s Foreign Assets Control Office has imposed sanctions against the two largest Russian oil companies, Gazprom Nafta and Surgutneftegaz, as well as ship insurance providers Ingosstrakh and Alfastrahuvanny.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
The US Treasury Department’s Foreign Assets Control Office has imposed sanctions against the two largest oil companies of the Russian Federation, Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, as well as ship insurance providers Ingosstrakh and Alfastrahovanie. This is reported by the US Treasury Department. According to the Financial Times, the measures include blacklisting 183 “shadow fleet” vessels involved in the export of energy resources from Russia. Dozens of traders, Russian oil service companies and energy officials were also targeted.Advertisement: The U.S. Treasury Department said Britain will also impose sanctions on two major Russian oil companies in coordination with Washington. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose nearly 4% on Friday to $79.84 a barrel, a three-month high. Also added to the sanctions list are Russian companies that provide services for oil production and senior officials of the state company Rosatom.Advertisement: Adding the 183 vessels directly to the sanctions lists, rather than the companies that own or operate them, could have a significant impact. The Russian company Ingosstrakh, previously identified by the FT as one of the significant insurers of shadow fleet vessels, has also been added to the sanctions list. We will remind: Joe Biden’s administration plans to introduce additional sanctions against Russia, targeting its oil revenues and tankers transporting Russian oil. US President Joe Biden is considering sweeping new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office.