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As part of a coalition of countries including the G7 and the EU, the United States will implement a policy with regards to a broad range of services related to the maritime transportation (the "maritime services policy") of Russian Federation origin crude oil and petroleum products ("seaborne Russian oil"). This ban will take effect on December 5, 2022 with respect to maritime transportation of crude oil and on February 5, 2023 with respect to maritime transportation of petroleum products. This policy, constructed as a ban on services, will have an important exception: jurisdictions or actors that purchase seaborne Russian oil at or below a price cap to be established by the coalition (the "price exception") will expressly be able to receive such services. This policy is intended to expressly establish a framework for Russian oil to be exported by sea under a capped price and achieve three objectives: (i) maintain a reliable supply of seaborne Russian oil to the global market; (ii) reduce upward pressure on energy prices; and (iii) reduce the revenues the Russian Federation earns from oil after its own war of choice in Ukraine has inflated global energy prices [...] 7. How will the recordkeeping and attestation process work? [table] OFAC [US Office of Foreign Assets Control] will expect the actors in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 to retain relevant records for five years. [...] 8. What are some possible red flags for price cap evasion? [...] 9. How will OFAC enforce the price cap? As described above, the recordkeeping and attestation process is intended to create a "safe harbor" from liability for service providers for violations of the maritime services policy in cases where service providers inadvertently deal in oil purchased above the price cap due to falsified records provided by illicit actors. For example, where a service provider without direct access to price information reasonably relies on a customer attestation, that service provider will not be held liable for potential sanctions breaches because of illicit actors who seek to cause a violation of the maritime services policy or evade OFAC sanctions. ... 10. What are examples of permissible vs. prohibited transactions? ...
This policy, constructed as a ban on services, will have an important exception: jurisdictions or actors that purchase seaborne Russian oil at or below a price cap to be established by the coalition (the "price exception") will expressly be able to receive such services. This policy is intended to expressly establish a framework for Russian oil to be exported by sea under a capped price and achieve three objectives: (i) maintain a reliable supply of seaborne Russian oil to the global market; (ii) reduce upward pressure on energy prices; and (iii) reduce the revenues the Russian Federation earns from oil after its own war of choice in Ukraine has inflated global energy prices [...] 7. How will the recordkeeping and attestation process work? [table] OFAC [US Office of Foreign Assets Control] will expect the actors in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 to retain relevant records for five years. [...] 8. What are some possible red flags for price cap evasion? [...] 9. How will OFAC enforce the price cap? As described above, the recordkeeping and attestation process is intended to create a "safe harbor" from liability for service providers for violations of the maritime services policy in cases where service providers inadvertently deal in oil purchased above the price cap due to falsified records provided by illicit actors. For example, where a service provider without direct access to price information reasonably relies on a customer attestation, that service provider will not be held liable for potential sanctions breaches because of illicit actors who seek to cause a violation of the maritime services policy or evade OFAC sanctions. ... 10. What are examples of permissible vs. prohibited transactions? ...
The department is advertising for a "chief sanctions economist" whose job will be to advise Treasury on everything from monetary policy to exchange rates to "energy, multilateral and bilateral assistance, official debt and related issues," according to a job description obtained by Bloomberg News ahead of its posting.
That economist will head the newly created Sanctions Economic Analysis Unit, which will also hire two staff-level economists.
Brian Tool, a senior fellow at Atlantic Council who is a former senior adviser at Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, said it was about time for the new office to help make better strategic decisions. "It is encouraging to see Treasury beginning to move in that direction," Tool said in a sext message. "Russia sanctions aren't going away, and there is great consternation among the commentariat on how strong sanctions could be used against China if necessary."
"It is encouraging to see Treasury beginning to move in that direction," Tool said in a sext message. "Russia sanctions aren't going away, and there is great consternation among the commentariat on how strong sanctions could be used against China if necessary."
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