UK Widens Russia Energy Sanctions With 24 Additions, Including Four Oil Producers

Overview

• The Foreign Office’s 18 December update adds Tatneft, Russneft, Russneftegaz and NNK-Oil to the UK sanctions list.
• The expansion covers 24 entries in total, comprising five individuals and 19 entities subject to asset freezes and, for individuals, UK travel bans.
• New listings reach beyond Russia to facilitators such as UAE-based Saphira Energy and Uzbek firms Fargona Kimyo Zavodi, Gelion Business Trade and Chemistry International, plus Tekstil-Servis and Vata Factory, with outlets noting Kyrgyz companies also appear.
• Ukrinform, citing Bloomberg, reports Pakistani businessman Murtaza Lakhani and his Mercantile & Maritime Group are among the newly designated parties.
• On the same day, the Council of the European Union sanctioned more than 40 tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, signaling coordinated pressure on maritime evasion routes.