The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has again extended the deadline for the sale of foreign assets of the Russian oil giant Lukoil.
This is stated in the corresponding documents OFAC.
New deadline installed on June 27, 2026.
As noted Reutersany deal must guarantee that Lukoil will not receive an upfront payment, and all proceeds will be placed in a frozen account under US jurisdiction. The transactions are also subject to final approval by OFAC.
We will remind:
October 23, 2025 United States introduced sanctions against the largest Russian oil companies “Rosneft” and “Lukoil”, as well as their subsidiaries.
The first deadline for the sale of Lukoil’s foreign assets was set for December 13, 2025. After that, he was transferred to January 17, 2026, February 28, 2026, April 1, 2026, May 1, 2026 and May 30, 2026.
Previously, the Reuters agency wrotethat The US has slowed the sale of international assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil to increase pressure on Russia in peace talks in Ukraine.
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