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ExxonMobil challenges “retroactive changes” on Russian sanctions by US Treasury

ExxonMobil argues Treasury can’t apply sanctions just because it retroactively changes its interpretation of rules ExxonMobil said it has launched a legal challenge to a finding by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that it violated U.S. sanctions against Russia in 2014 when the company followed authoritative and specific guidance from the Obama

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U.N. North Korean coal export cap could decrease North Korean export earnings

Russia is significant trading partner for North Korea In 2016, the almost $1.2 billion value of North Korean coal exports accounted for about 40 per cent of their total export revenue, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. A cap imposed by the United Nations (U.N.) on imports of coal from North Korea would limit North

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United States remains world’s top producer of petroleum, natural gas

United States petroleum production fell by 300,000 b/d in 2016 The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2016 for the fifth straight year despite production declines for both petroleum and natural gas relative to their 2015 levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The United States has

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