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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le Canada annonce le plus important ensemble de sanctions contre la Russie depuis 2022

Le 17 juin 2025, le gouvernement fédéral canadien a annoncé l’imposition du « plus vaste ensemble » de sanctions liées aux navires et au commerce contre la Russie depuis l’invasion à grande échelle de l’Ukraine par la Russie...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Services ban and EU import ban come into effect for seaborne Russian petroleum products

On February 5, 2023, the G7 announced that the “price cap” on western-backed seaborne trades of Russian-origin petroleum products to third countries would be set at $45 per barrel ($45/bbl) for Discount to Crude petroleum...more

Holland & Knight LLP

OFAC Updates U.S. Oil Price Cap Policy Against Russia

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As an update to an earlier Holland & Knight alert on the same topic, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published another determination pursuant to Executive Order 14071 expanding...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Due Diligence and Attestation Requirements (Part IV of IV)

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OFAC’s guidance is intended to ease the burden on an otherwise difficult compliance problem.  Companies have to act in good faith to avoid transacting business involving Russian crude oil that has been sold above the $60 per...more

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Finding Safe Harbors Under OFAC’s Price Cap Regulations (Part III of IV)

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The Biden Administration recognizes that the Russian Price-Cap Policy imposes serious burdens on U.S. energy companies and industries that provide ancillary services to the energy sector.  It is even more complicated given...more

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Navigating Risky Waters: Compliance with OFAC’s New Price-Cap Policy (Part II of IV)

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While OFAC is not always known for its clarity, the department is trying to make it easier for participants in global oil markets to comply with the Price-Cap Policy against Russian oil. This is not an easy task since there...more

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US Matches EU $60 Price Cap on Russian Crude Oil Delivered by Sea

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The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a Determination on December 5 implementing a $60 “price cap” on Russian crude oil, pursuant to which US persons are authorized to provide otherwise...more

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OFAC Releases Preliminary Guidance on Price Caps for Russian Origin Crude Oil and Petroleum Products

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On September 9, 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) released “Preliminary Guidance” concerning a ban on maritime transportation services involving Russian Federation...more

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