Sanctions
2020, June, 5, 12:10:00
IRAN'S ENERGY FOR IRAQ
Iran signed an agreement on exports of electricity to neighboring Iraq, covering 2020 and 2021.
2020, June, 4, 11:25:00
IRAN, IRAQ ENERGY COOPERATION
The US in May extended Iraq's sanctions waiver for 120 days to import Iranian electricity,
2020, May, 25, 12:30:00
IRAN'S FUEL FOR VENEZUELA
The desperately needed shipments have caused a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran and Venezuela, which are under U.S. sanctions.
2020, April, 28, 14:10:00
U.S., IRAQ SANCTIONS
Iraq is heavily reliant on Iran to maintain its power supply, and even then it has significant blackouts that are exacerbated by the summer heat.
2020, April, 1, 12:57:00
SANCTIONS SHOULD BE LIFTED
Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by COVID-19 – UN rights expert
2020, March, 24, 14:20:00
U.S., SAUDI ARABIA #SANCTIONS
nine Republican senators asked the Department of Commerce to launch an anti-dumping case against Saudi Arabia following its price war with Russia.
2020, March, 13, 12:15:00
U.S. SANCTIONS FOR RUSSIA
Rosneft Trading and TNK Trading handled a "large percentage" of Venezuela's oil exports in 2019
2020, February, 26, 10:20:00
U.S. RUSSIA, VENEZUELA SANCTIONS FAILURE
TNK Trading International SA is scheduled to load 14.3 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in the first two months of 2020, compared with 5 million in all of 2019, according to shipping reports compiled by Bloomberg. That may offset any lost oil revenue for the Maduro administration, underscoring the difficulty of shutting Venezuela’s access to the global market.
2020, February, 19, 11:25:00
U.S., RUSSIA, VENEZUELA SANCTIONS UP
The US on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Rosneft Trading SA, the Geneva-based subsidiary of the Russian state oil company, for supporting Venezuela's oil sector by continuing to trade with sanctions-hit PDVSA
2020, February, 19, 11:20:00
ROSNEFT: US SANCTIONS ARE ILLEGAL
The sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury Department against Rosneft’s subsidiary RTSA and its Chairman are illegal, unjustified, and an act of legal abuse.
2020, February, 12, 11:50:00
RUSSIA'S OIL FOR U.S.
US imports of unfinished oils from Russia averaged 472,000 b/d in November, the most since May 2013, when the same amount of unfinished oils was imported from Russia.
2020, February, 7, 11:10:00
RUSSIA, USA DIALOG
Russian energy minister Alexander Novak discussed bilateral energy cooperation with the US ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, on Thursday, according to an energy ministry statement.
2020, February, 7, 11:00:00
U.S., RUSSIA SANCTIONS: THE NEXT
The US was prepared to sanction Rosneft if it continued to trade crude oil and fuel with PDVSA, but analysts said those sanctions have yet to be imposed because of the expected impact they may have on the global oil market.
2020, February, 7, 10:55:00
EU, TURKEY SANCTIONS
The EU has agreed to sanctions against two officials from Turkey’s state petroleum company.