Issuance of Russia-related General License 134B
Reporting cited here
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General License 134B relaxed transaction prohibitions for a bounded class of Russian-origin cargoes through May 16, 2026, and General License 134C superseded it on May 18. The available evidence names no completed counterparties, quantifies no captured value, and does not show the licenses lifting broader Russia sanctions.
General License 134B: authorization for covered sale, delivery, or offloading transactions involving Russian-origin oil loaded by April 17, 2026, through May 16, 2026Who Won from Russia Sanctions Relief? — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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OFAC issued General License 134B authorizing covered sale, delivery, and offloading transactions for Russian-origin oil already loaded on vessels by April 17 through May 16, 2026.
General License 134B: authorization for covered sale, delivery, or offloading transactions involving Russian-origin oil loaded by April 17, 2026, through May 16, 2026Who Won from Russia Sanctions Relief? — The record · The record
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OFAC issued and superseded the time-limited licenses within the Trump administration; no personal Trump-Russia money edge is inferred.
General License 134B: authorization for covered sale, delivery, or offloading transactions involving Russian-origin oil loaded by April 17, 2026, through May 16, 2026Who Won from Russia Sanctions Relief? — The record · The record
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General License 134B expired on May 16 and was replaced and superseded by General License 134C effective May 18. The temporary channel did not identify completed cargo sales, named sellers or purchasers, transaction prices, or realized Russian-state receipts in the cited public record.
General License 134B: authorization for covered sale, delivery, or offloading transactions involving Russian-origin oil loaded by April 17, 2026, through May 16, 2026