US Identifies Dozens Of Vessels Involved In Illicit Oil Trade With Syria, Iran - Treasury

The United States has added dozens of vessels to the list of countries involved in illegal oil shipments including more than 46 tied to Iran and Syria, the Treasury Department announced in an advisory on Monday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 25th March, 2019) The United States has added dozens of vessels to the list of countries involved in illegal oil shipments including more than 46 tied to Iran and Syria, the Treasury Department announced in an advisory on Monday.

"Today, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its Advisory to the Maritime Petroleum Shipping Community to highlight risks associated with shipments to Syria," the release said. "It adds dozens of new vessels involved in illicit oil shipments, including 16 shipping to Syria and more than 30 engaging in ship-to-ship transfers, and highlights concerns with shipments of petroleum from Iran."

The list of vessels includes apparent Russian ships Volga, Geroy Rossii Pyatnitskikh, Stalingrad, but the country of origin was not provided by the Treasury.