“A US Treasury licence lets countries buy Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded on vessels until 16 May.”

US Treasury DepartmentOfficial recordApril 17, 2026Read the original

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control extended General License 134.

Our verdict

True

OFAC's General License 134B allowed delivery and sale of Russian oil already loaded on ships until 16 May 2026.

What we found

OFAC issued General License 134B on 17 April 2026. It covers Russian-origin crude and petroleum products loaded on vessels before that date and runs until 12:01am EDT on 16 May 2026. The claim is accurate.

The evidence

2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
GL 134B authorises transactions for Russian-origin oil loaded before 17 April 2026, through 16 May 2026. [1]
Supports the claim
GL 134B extends the authorisation from GL 134A. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Baker McKenzie, US Treasury OFAC. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]US Treasury OFAC · OFAC recent actions, 17 April 2026
[2]Baker McKenzie · OFAC issues General License 134B

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