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OFAC Issues Sanctions Against Additional Rosneft Subsidiary and Amends Venezuelan General Licenses

On March 12, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against a second affiliate of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) related to its activities with Venezuela. OFAC added TNK Trading International S.A. of Switzerland (TNK) to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List…

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New Executive Order Imposes Further Sanctions on Venezuela

Today, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) providing for sanctions against the Government of Venezuela. The sanctions are structured similar to existing sectoral sanctions on the Russian petroleum sector and target financial transactions with the Government of Venezuela. The new E.O. targets certain long-term financial transactions with the Government…