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Russian Oil Sanctions Eased

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Russian Oil Sanctions Eased

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Benzinga

76 Views • Mar 13, 2026

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The Trump administration issued a temporary authorization allowing countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea to ease energy markets after Brent topped $100/barrel. Treasury Secretary Bessent framed the waiver as targeting already-extracted oil to limit Russia's fiscal benefit while providing short-term supply relief.