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Economic Sanctions SDN List Winding Down

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OFAC Revokes General Authorization for Venezuelan Oil and Gas Sector But Permits Limited Wind-Down Transactions

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Broad authorizations permitting dealings in Venezuela’s oil and gas sector came to an end on April 17, 2024, when the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) terminated General...more

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Russia/Venezuela Sanctions Update: Additional Sanctions Imposed on Rosneft Trading 

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The U.S.Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added Rosneft Trading SA (“Rosneft Trading”), a subsidiary of Russian oil major Rosneft Oil Company (“Rosneft”), to the List of Specially Designated...more

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OFAC Clarifies, and Further Complicates, Sanctions on Venezuela, PdVSA

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On February 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) relating to sanctions imposed on January 28, 2019 against...more

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U.S. Escalates Sanctions Against PdVSA, Venezuela

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On January 28, 2019, the United States imposed blocking sanctions on Petróleos de Venezuela SA (“PdVSA”), the Venezuelan state-owned oil company. The measures follow President Trump’s recent decision to recognize Juan Guaidó,...more

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US Terminates All Remaining Sanctions Relief Under Iran Nuclear Deal

On November 5, 2018, the United States reimposed all remaining nuclear-related sanctions against Iran that it had previously lifted in connection with its implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in...more

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US Implements First Round of Iran Sanctions ‘Snap Back’

On August 6, 2018, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13846 to reimpose certain nuclear-related sanctions against Iran that had previously been suspended in January 2016 in connection with the United States’...more

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President Trump Issues New Iran Executive Order and Reimposes First Set of Sanctions Following JCPOA Withdrawal

• On August 6, 2018, following President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the JCPOA, the U.S. government announced the reimposition of sanctions on Iran’s automotive sector, its trade in gold and precious...more

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US Withdrawal From Iran Nuclear Deal Poses Challenges for Companies

On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement the P5+1 (the United States, China, France,...more

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