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Background
On June 11, 2026, OFAC issued GLs 55F and 115D to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 
31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR). These GLs were made available on OFAC's website (
ofac.treasury.gov) when they were issued. GLs 55F and 115D, each of which expires on December 18, 2026, replaced and superseded GLs 55E and 115C, respectively. The text of these GLs is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 55F
Authorizing Certain Services Related to Sakhalin-2
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the determination of November 21, 2022 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order (E.O.) 14071 (“Prohibitions on Certain Services as They Relate to the Maritime Transport of Crude Oil of Russian Federation Origin”) related to the maritime transport of crude oil originating from the Sakhalin-2 project (“Sakhalin-2 byproduct”) are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 18, 2026, provided that the Sakhalin-2 byproduct is solely for importation into Japan.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by E.O. 14024 involving Gazprombank Joint Stock Company (Gazprombank) or any entity in which Gazprombank owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are related to the Sakhalin-2 project, including such transactions involving Sakhalin Energy LLC, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 18, 2026.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the determination of January 10, 2025 made pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 14071 (“Prohibition on Petroleum Services”) that are related to the Sakhalin-2 project are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 18, 2026.
(d) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 2 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any transactions prohibited by Directive 4 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation;
or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (b), unless separately authorized.
(e) Effective June 11, 2026, General License No. 55E, dated December 17, 2025, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 55F.
Dated: June 11, 2026.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 115D
Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Civil Nuclear Energy
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 involving one or more of the following entities that are related to civil nuclear energy are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 18, 2026:
(1) Gazprombank Joint Stock Company;
(2) State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs Vnesheconombank;
(3) Public Joint Stock Company Bank Financial Corporation Otkritie;
(4) Sovcombank Open Joint Stock Company;
(5) Public Joint Stock Company Sberbank of Russia;
(6) VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company;
(7) Joint Stock Company Alfa-Bank;
(8) Public Joint Stock Company Rosbank;
(9) Bank Zenit Public Joint Stock Company;
(10) Bank Saint-Petersburg Public Joint Stock Company;
(11) National Clearing Center (NCC);
(12) Any entity in which one or more of the above persons own, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent or greater interest; or
(13) the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, the term “related to civil nuclear energy” means transactions undertaken solely to maintain or support civil nuclear projects initiated before November 21, 2024.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to Directive 2 under E.O. 14024,
Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance; or
(3) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other than the blocked persons described in paragraph (a) of this general license, unless separately authorized.
(d) Effective June 11, 2026, General License No. 115C, dated December 17, 2025, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 115D.
Dated: June 11, 2026.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.