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U.S. slaps sanctions on Mexican firms, individuals linked to Venezuelan oil trade

June 19, 2020

Reuters WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY – The United States on Thursday blacklisted Mexico’s Libre Abordo and a related company, accusing them of helping Caracas evade U.S. sanctions in the first formal action by the U.S. Treasury Department against Mexican firms involved in trading Venezuelan oil. The Treasury said in a statement it imposed sanctions on three individuals, eight entities and two vessels

First U.S. crude oil shipment heads to Belarus this week: Pompeo

May 15, 2020

Reuters WASHINGTON – The first shipment of U.S. crude oil is heading to Belarus this week, fulfilling a commitment made in February, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. The shipment involves by U.S. firm United Energy Trading, with the assistance of U.S. firm Getka and Polish partner UNIMOT. “This competitive deal … strengthens Belarusian sovereignty and independence, demonstrates that

U.S. Sanctions China’s State-Run Oil Company for Buying from Iran

July 23, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces sanctions for Zhuhai Zhenrong and its chief executive The United States government will be imposing sanctions on Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited, a state-run oil company in China, and its chief executive for purchasing crude oil from Iran. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced

U.S. slaps sanctions on Mexican firms, individuals linked to Venezuelan oil trade

First U.S. crude oil shipment heads to Belarus this week: Pompeo

U.S. Sanctions China’s State-Run Oil Company for Buying from Iran

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