Sanctions Target Russia's Energy Sector

Today, the United States is sanctioning major targets in Russia's energy sector, the primary source of revenue fueling Russia's war against Ukraine. The Department of State is imposing sanctions on nearly 80 individuals and entities. Concurrently, the Department of the Treasury is designating more than 150 individuals and entities and individuals and identifying 183 vessels as blocked property. Treasury provides more information in its actions, please see press release.

The Department of State's designations aim to reduce Russia's oil and natural gas revenue through sanctions on operators of significant Russian crude oil production and liquified natural gas projects. We are designating the chief executive officer and members of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom's (Rosatom).

All Department of State targets are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, as amended, which authorizes sanctions with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The United States will continue to use all tools at its disposal to disrupt support for Russia's military-industrial base and curtail the Kremlin's ability to exploit the international financial system and generate revenue in furtherance of its war against Ukraine. We continue to stand in solidarity with Ukrainians in defending their homeland from Russia's aggression.

Today, the Department is designating senior officials of Rosatom, including Chief Executive Officer Alexey Likhachev and members of Rosatom's Management Board. This is the eleventh Russia sanctions action that includes Rosatom-related designations. Senior Rosatom officials have publicly stated that Rosatom enterprises are developing weapons systems, including for use in Russia's war against Ukraine. Rosatom subsidiaries have provided the Russian defense industry with military-applicable armaments, components, and advanced technologies to further Russia's war against Ukraine.

The individuals designated today enable Rosatom's involvement in Russia's nuclear weapons complex and defense sector, nuclear power plant construction exports, development of advanced technologies and materials, non-uranium extractive industries and associated businesses, and malign activities including the occupation of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

Additionally, since the Kremlin's further invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the United States has previously designated important members of Rosatom's Supervisory Board pursuant to E.O. 14024 in relation to other (non-Rosatom) roles they held. These previous designations included chairman of the Supervisory Board Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko and Supervisory Board members Denis Valentinovich Manturov, Larisa Igorevna Brycheva, Sergey Borisovich Korolev, Aleksandr Valentinovich Novak, Yuriy Petrovich Trutnev, and Maxim Stanislavovich Oreshkin.

Today's actions bring the total number of Rosatom-related designations by the United States to nearly 70 subsidiaries and related individuals. They also serve to align our actions with past designations of Rosatom board members by the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada. These designations are consistent with G7 commitments to reduce Russian nuclear energy supplies and services.

The Department is designating the following individuals pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) of E.O. 14024, for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the Government of the Russian Federation:

• ALEXEY EVGENYEVICH LIKHACHEV, the Chief Executive Officer of Rosatom and a member of Rosatom's Supervisory and Management Boards.
• NIKOLAY NIKOLAYEVICH SPASSKIY, Deputy Director General for International Relations and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• KIRILL BORISOVICH KOMAROV, First Deputy Director General for Development and International Business and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• ALEXANDER MARKOVICH LOKSHIN, First Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• SERGEI GENNADYEVICH NOVIKOV, Deputy Director General for Execution of State Powers and Budgeting and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• KONSTANTIN IVANOVICH DENISOV, Deputy Director General for Security and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• OLEG VASILYEVICH KRYUKOV, Director for Public Policy on Radioactive Waste, Spent Nuclear Fuel and Nuclear Decommissioning and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• ANDREI VLADIMIROVICH NIKIPELOV, Deputy Director General for Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Solutions of Rosatom and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• YURI VLADIMIROVICH YAKOVLEV, Deputy Director General for the State Safety Policy in the Defense Uses of Atomic Energy and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• SERGEI ALEKSANDROVICH OBOZOV, Deputy Director General for Development of Rosatom's Production System and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• YURII ALEKSANDROVICH OLENIN, Deputy Director General for Science and Strategy and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• ANDREI YUVENALYEVICH PETROV, Director General of Rosenergoatom and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• ILYA VASILYEVICH REBROV, Deputy Director General for Economy and Finance and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.
• VYACHESLAV VLADIMIROVICH RUKSHA, Deputy Director General for the Northern Sea Route Directorate and a member of Rosatom's Management Board.

Today, the Department is designating entities engaged in the active production and export of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia; the provision of material support to LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ARCTIC LNG 2 (LLC ARCTIC LNG 2); the circumvention of U.S. sanctions on U.S.-designated JOINT STOCK COMPANY SOVCOMFLOT (SOVCOMFLOT); and attempts to expand Russia's oil production capacity. These designations aim to significantly limit Russia's ability to generate revenue from its energy resources.

The Department is designating two currently producing Russian LNG export terminals to directly disrupt Russia's ability to produce and export LNG and reduce Russia's revenue from LNG exports.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• GAZPROM SPG PORTOVAYA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is the Russia-based operator of the Portovaya LNG terminal.
• CRYOGAS VYSOTSK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is the Russia-based operator of the Cryogas Vysotsk LNG terminal.

The Department is designating the operator of the Vostok Oil project, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VOSTOK OIL (VOSTOK OIL), and one of its subsidiaries. The Vostok Oil project is a major Russian oil development project from which Russia hopes to export upwards of 2 million barrels of oil per day. Today's actions are intended to slow down or halt further construction of the Vostok Oil project and limit the project's ability to market and export crude oil and petroleum products in the future.

VOSTOK OIL is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated in the construction sector of the Russian Federation economy.

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TAGULSKOE (TAGULSKOE) is a Russia-based subsidiary of VOSTOK OIL that is primarily engaged in oil production and extraction. TAGULSKOE is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy.

The Department continues to designate entities providing material support to U.S.-designated SOVCOMFLOT so as to reduce Russia's ability to export oil. Today, the Department is designating a PRC-based crude oil terminal operator, together with a PRC-based subsidiary, and a Kazakhstan-based ship management company for their support to the crude oil tanker NS BURGAS (IMO 9411020), a U.S.-blocked SOVCOMFLOT vessel.

SHANDONG UNITED ENERGY PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION CO LTD (SHANDONG UNITED ENERGY) is a PRC-based oil terminal operator that facilitated port calls and discharges in September and December 2024 of a U.S.-blocked Russian crude oil tanker, NS BURGAS IMO 9411020, a vessel in which U.S.-designated SOVCOMFLOT has an interest. SHANDONG UNITED ENERGY is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vi)(B) of E.O. 14024, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of SOVCOMFLOT.

GUANGRAO LIANHE ENERGY PIPELINE CONVEYOR CO LTD (GUANGRAO LIANHE ENERGY) is a PRC-based subsidiary of SHANDONG UNITED ENERGY that provides storage services. GUANGRAO LIANHE ENERGY is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, SHANDONG UNITED ENERGY.

UMBRA NAVI SHIPMANAGEMENT CORP (UMBRA) is a Kazakhstan-based ship management company that is the manager and operator of OXIS (IMO 9224805), a crude oil tanker that conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of Russian-origin Urals crude oil with U.S.-blocked crude oil tanker NS BURGAS, a vessel in which U.S.-designated SOVCOMFLOT has an interest. UMBRA is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vi)(B) of E.O. 14024 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of SOVCOMFLOT. OXIS is being identified as property in which UMBRA has an interest.

To maintain pressure on Russia's U.S.-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, the Department of State is designating several PRC-based entities including a fabrication yard and a vessel operator involved in the construction and transportation of power generation modules for the Arctic LNG 2 project. The Department is also designating new ship management entities Russia is using to obfuscate the ownership of LNG carriers involved in Russia's attempts to export cargo from the project.

ZHOUSHAN WISON OFFSHORE AND MARINE CO LTD (ZHOUSHAN WISON) has built and supplied power generation modules for LLC ARCTIC LNG 2. ZHOUSHAN WISON constructed four specialized modules similar to those previously delivered to the Arctic LNG 2 project by U.S-designated RED BOX ENERGY SERVICES PTE LTD. After ZHOUSHAN WISON allowed the modules to be shipped from and depart their facility, the modules were transshipped in intermediary ports in China and transferred between a series of vessels, including U.S.-blocked HUNTER STAR (IMO 9830769) and NAN FENG ZHI XING (IMO 9934498), some of which took actions to conceal their identity and location. The modules constructed by and shipped from the ZHOUSHAN WISON facility were ultimately offloaded at the Arctic LNG 2 project.

ZHOUSHAN WISON is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vi)(B) of E.O. 14024 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of LLC ARCTIC LNG 2.

HONGKONG YAQING SHIPPING CO LIMITED (HONGKONG YAQING) is the operator of OCEAN 28 (IMO 1021570), a vessel that transported power generation modules originating from ZHOUSHAN WISON to the Arctic LNG 2 project. HONGKONG YAQING is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vi)(B) of E.O. 14024 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of LLC ARCTIC LNG 2. OCEAN 28 is being identified as property in which HONGKONG YAQING has an interest.

In an attempt to circumvent U.S. sanctions on, and revitalize, Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, Russia has engaged in efforts to obfuscate LNG carriers' ownership through third country ship management entities. The Department is designating two ship management companies, which manage two LNG carriers that loaded cargo from the U.S.-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project.

SKYHART MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (SKYHART) is an India-based entity that became the operator of U.S.-designated LNG carrier MULAN (IMO 9864837) shortly before it loaded LNG from U.S.-designated LLC ARCTIC LNG 2.

AVISION SHIPPING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (AVISION) is an India-based entity that became the operator of U.S.-designated LNG carrier NEW ENERGY (IMO 9324277) shortly before it loaded LNG from U.S.-designated LLC ARCTIC LNG 2. SKYHART and AVISION are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vi)(B) of E.O. 14024 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of LLC ARCTIC LNG 2.

The following vessels are managed by AVISION and are being identified as property in which AVISION has an interest:

• PRAVASI (IMO 9409467)
• ONYX (IMO 9236640)

The Department is also designating eight subsidiaries of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD, a PRC-based company established in August 2023 involved in the implementation of a marketing program for LNG from the Arctic LNG 2 project.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD:

• XUANWU WENQU SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU LUCUN SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU TIANYUE SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU TRADING SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU ZUOFU SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU YOUBI SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU TIANKUI SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.
• XUANWU TIANJI SEA FREIGHT SHANGHAI CO LTD is a PRC-based direct subsidiary of U.S.-designated NOVATEK CHINA HOLDINGS CO LTD.

The Department is also designating multiple Russia-based entities providing oil and gas field services specializing in oil exploration, drilling and engineering work, and technological and hardware modernization.

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NEFTSERVICEHOLDING (LLC NSKH) and its seven subsidiaries are part of a network of Russia's oil and gas service providers engaged in modernizing and advancing the capabilities of Russian oil and gas projects. LLC NSKH is a Russia-based entity that operates a large network of oil field service providers and engineering firms in the Perm region of Russia. LLC NSKH is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated in the manufacturing sector of the Russian Federation economy.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, LLC NSKH. They are all subsidiaries of LLC NSKH:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PERMNEFTEOTDACHA is engaged in the construction of oil and gas wells, including intelligent drilling, and digital monitoring of equipment.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PERM ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CENTER GEOFIZIKA is engaged in geological exploration, geophysical and geochemical work in the field of subsoil study and reproduction of the mineral resource base.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TECHNICAL SERVICE CENTER is providing service for oilfield equipment, pipeline systems, and power facilities, including diagnostics, industrial safety assessments, major repairs, construction and metrological support.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FLEK is engaged in production of a wide range of chemical reagents used in the extraction, preparation and transportation of oil.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NEFTGAZISSLEDOVANIYE is engaged in digital transformation of oil and gas enterprises, individual production processes, and development of digital technological solutions at the stages of exploration, drilling and production.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the engineering sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NSKH AZIYA DRILLING is a Russia-based drilling and engineering entity within the LLC NSKH network involved in construction of oil and gas wells.
• FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE ALL RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OIL GEOLOGY is a Russia-based engineering institute specializing in exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAYAVOZHNEFTEGAZ is the operator of a mid-sized oil and gas field development project in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous region in the Russian Federation.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INZHINIRINGOVIY TSENTR AVTONOMNAYA ENERGETIKA is the Russia-based entity that is the general designer for Arctic Station Snezhinka based in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous region in the Russian Federation.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the technology sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RIGINTEL is a Russia-based engineering software entity within the LLC NSKH network.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY KAPRON is a Russia-based petrochemical entity that holds a large share of the Russian petrochemical market as of result of the acquisition of facilities left behind by European companies in 2022.

The Department is also designating a range of other Russian oilfield service providers and energy-related entities.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the manufacturing sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• PETROENGINEERING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is a Russia-based oil field services provider and vendor of parts required for engineering works in the oil and gas industry.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROPELLER STEERING COLUMNS SAPPHIRE is a Russia-based entity involved in manufacturing unique thrusters and propeller steering columns for ice-class, large-tonnage, and multi-functional vessels, including Russian ARC7 model LNG carriers.
• JOINT STOCK COMPANY LISKINSKII ZAVOD MONTAZHNYKH ZAGOTOVOK is a Russia-based entity that is one of the main manufacturers and suppliers of pipeline parts in Russia and has contributed to the construction of Russia's largest pipeline projects, including Nord Stream 2, Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean (ESPO), and Vostok Oil.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entity is being designated for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• NONCOMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION REGIONAL INNOVATION INVESTMENT FUND YAMAL is a Russia-based entity that provides financial investments for the implementation of new technologies within the Yamal-Nenets autonomous region in the Russian Federation.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the construction sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY GAZPROMNEFT DEVELOPMENT (GAZPROMNEFT DEVELOPMENT) is a Russia-based entity that constructs oil and gas extraction projects. GAZPROMNEFT DEVELOPMENT is currently developing the gas portions of the Chona project in East Siberia.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY GAZPROMNEFT ANGARA is a Russia-based entity engaged in operating oil and gas fields and also holds the mining rights for the Chona project, which is located in East Siberia.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RUSGAZBURENIE is a Russia-based entity that develops and constructs oil and gas wells as well as conducts multi-stage hydraulic fracturing.

The Department continues to designate entities involved in Russia's metals and mining industry to further constrain Russia's revenue generation capacity. Today, the Department is designating entities within the network of two of the largest coal producers in Russia. Additionally, the Department is targeting Russia's military-industrial base by designating critical importers of raw materials, including chromium, a key component in the production of artillery used in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• JOINT STOCK COMPANY UGOLNAYA KOMPANIYA KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL (KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL) is a vertically integrated Russia-based coal entity and is considered one of the leaders in Russian coal mining.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL VZRYVPROM (VZRYVPROM) is a Russia-based entity that provides explosives for blasting operations at the open-pit coal mines of KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SKIF is a Russia-based subsidiary of KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL.
• KRU OVERSEAS LIMITED is a Cyprus-based subsidiary of KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) of E.O. 14024, the following entity is being designated for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, VZRYVPROM:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TPK SIB is a Russia-based subsidiary of VZRYVPROM.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the transportation sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TALDINSKOYE POGRUZOCHNO TRANSPORTNOYE UPRAVLENIYE (TALDINSKOYE) is a Russia-based entity engaged in rail transport of freight in the KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL network.
• JOINT STOCK COMPANY KISELEVSKOYE POGRUZOCHNO TRANSPORTNOYE UPRAVLENIYE (KISELEVSKOYE) is a Russia-based entity engaged in rail transport of freight in the KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL network.

Pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024, the following entities are being designated for operating or having operated in the manufacturing sector of the Russian Federation economy:

• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RMK is a Russia-based entity that manufactures refractory products and is one of the country's largest importers of chromium.
• OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY VOLZHSKY ABRASIVE WORKS is a Russia-based entity that produces silicon carbide used in the manufacture of abrasive products.
• JOINT STOCK COMPANY MAGNEZIT HOLDING is a Russia-based entity that serves as the holding company for a collection of several manufacturing and service entities that comprise one of Russia's largest manufacturers of refractory products.
• PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REFRACTORIES KOMBINAT MAGNEZIT is a Russia-based entity that is involved in the manufacture of refractory materials.
• LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY GRUPPA MAGNEZIT is a Russia-based entity that manufactures refractory products.