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OFAC issues amended Venezuela-related general license

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On November 17, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela General License (GL) 8G, “Authorizing Transactions Involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of Essential Operations in Venezuela or the Wind Down of Operations in Venezuela for Certain Entities.” GL 8G supersedes GL 8F and extends the expiration date for certain authorizations through June 3, 2021 that would otherwise be prohibited under Executive Orders 13850, 13857, or 13884.

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