U.S. sanctions companies, vessels linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project - UPI.com

Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The United States on Thursday sanctioned entities and vessels accused of shipping liquefied natural gas from Russia's blacklisted LNG project, as the Biden administration seeks to tighten its financial vises on the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine.

The punitive measures targeted two shipping companies and two vessels connected to the export of LNG from the Arctic LNG 2 project, located in Russia's Murmansk region.

The project, and its main operator Novatek, are under U.S. sanctions and the Biden administration has been trying to cut it and other energy exports off as a revenue source for the Kremlin and its war on Ukraine.

The State Department on Thursday sanctioned Gotik Energy Shipping Co. and Plio Energy Cargo Shipping OPC PVT LTD, which are the respective registered owner and commercial manager of New Energy, an LNG carrier.