US allows sales of Russian oil loaded before April 17 to continue until May 16

WASHINGTON, April 18. /TASS/. The United States has authorized operations involving the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil and petroleum products of Russian origin loaded onto tankers before April 17, to continue until May 16, according to a general license, published on the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department. The document notes that the new general license replaces and supersedes in its entirety a similar license issued on March 19, which expired on April 11.