Oil India Unable to Draw Dividends from Russian Fields Due to U.S. Sanctions
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AI-PoweredOil India is facing difficulties in withdrawing $300 million in dividends from Russian oilfields due to US sanctions, and is exploring legal options to resolve the issue.
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Oil India Limited (OIL), the state-owned oil and gas explorer, has $300 million in dividends from its stakes in Russian oilfields stuck at Russian banks and unable to withdraw, due to last week’s U.S. sanctions that hit the Rosneft-operated fields. The U.S. sanctions on JSC Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC (LLC TYNGD), in each of which Rosneft holds just over 50%, have complicated fund transfers, Oil India’s chairman Ranjit Rath told Reuters on Tuesday. OIL is seeking legal options to free up the dividends, Rath…
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