MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. The US Department of the Treasury has removed sanctions against operations on the sale of oil and petroleum products from Russia loaded onto vessels before March 12. The general license published by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) authorizes such transactions until April 11.

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The US Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions on the sale and delivery of Russian oil and petroleum products loaded onto vessels before March 12.

The general license published by OFAC authorizes these operations until April 11.

This refers to transactions for sale, delivery, or unloading of crude oil or petroleum products originating from Russia, loaded onto any vessel, including ships blacklisted by the US Treasury Department before 12:01 a.m. EDT (7:01 a.m. Moscow time, or 4:01 a.m. GMT) on March 12, 2026.