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US tightens sanctions lasso on Rosneft operations handling Venezuelan oil
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added Russian oil company overseas affiliate TNK Trading International in Switzerland to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons…
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Airline systems firm pays $7.8 million for US sanction violations
SITA committed 9,256 violations of the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations between 2013 and 2018 by providing services from and transiting through the U.S. to blacklisted…
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Senators urge trade sanctions for Russian election interference
Democratic Senators Charles Schumer and Sharrod Brown say sanctions should target not only the responsible Russian government agencies and officials, but President Vladimir Putin.
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US tightens sanctions lid on Russian oil shipper Rosneft
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added the Swiss-based oil brokerage arm of Rosneft Trading to the SDN List for its recent arrangements to…
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OFAC publishes delisting of Turkish officials from SDN List
President Trump directed the removal of sanctions against the Turkish defense and energy ministries on Oct. 23.
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US imposes sanctions on Venezuelan airline
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added CONVIASA and its aircraft fleet to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for supporting Maduro regime.
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US lifts sanctions against COSCO’s tanker operation
Chinese carrier’s formerly idled VLCCs return to a transport market already suffering from falling rates, Stifel Maritime analyst said.
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US imposes sanctions on Russian railroad operator
Moscow-based Grand Service Express began offering service to the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula in December.
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Eagle Shipping settles US sanctions violations case
The Stamford, Connecticut-based shipowner agreed to pay a $1,125,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for Burma sanctions violations.
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New US sanctions aim to dent Iran’s metal producers
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Iranian metals industry generates billions of dollars for the regime, contributing to its nuclear weapons program.
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