On July 14, 2022, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License (GL) 30A authorizing transactions through December 16, 2022 involving SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (formerly known as Gazprom Germania GmbH) or any entity in which SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are otherwise prohibited by Directive 3 under Executive Order 14024, which prohibits dealings by U.S. persons or within the United States in new debt of longer than 14 days maturity or new equity where such new debt or equity is issued after March 26, 2022. Directive 3 applies to certain Gazprom entities. In early April 2022, Gazprom announced that it was relinquishing its business interests and assets in Gazprom Germania GmbH. German regulatory authorities subsequently took control of the company to ensure its continued operations. Gazprom Germania GmbH has operated under its new name “SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH” since June 20, 2022.
For prior details on this topic, see Update of May 13, 2022.