OFAC Expands Temporary Authorization for Delivery of Russian Oil

On March 12, 2026, OFAC issued General License (“GL”) 134 (available here), a temporary authorization for the sale, delivery, and offloading of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products already loaded onto vessels, without any geographic restrictions on delivery.  GL 134 comes just days after OFAC issued a similar authorization (GL 133) limited to deliveries of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products to India (which we previously wrote about here).

GL 134 authorizes all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels on or before 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 12, 2026 until 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 11, 2026.

Like GL 133, GL 134 explicitly authorizes (1) transactions involving products produced by entities, and vessels, sanctioned under OFAC’s Russia-related sanctions programs, and (2) ancillary services ordinarily incident and necessary to complete the authorized voyages, including bunkering, crewing, vessel management, insurance, classification, salvage, and port services.

GL 134 does not authorize transactions involving Iran, the government of Iran, or Iranian-origin goods or services that are prohibited under other OFAC sanctions programs not referenced in GL 134.

GL 134 is a significant (but still short-term) expansion of GL 133 that reflects OFAC’s focus on the ongoing energy market disruptions.