List of Russian Banks and Oil Companies Under Sanction

Europe and the U.S. are trying to hit Russia’s economy by restricting its access to Western finance, oil exploration technology and services, and arms.
Here are the 18 most important companies and individuals now subject to Western sanctions, imposed over the crisis in Ukraine:

Companies
Rosneft: Russia’s biggest oil company; part owned by BP (BP) and partner to ExxonMobil (XOM).
Has lost access to U.S. and European sources of finance. Cash rich and can still export oil. Expected to complete its purchase of Morgan Stanley (MS)’s oil trading business.

Transneft: Russia’s oil transport monopoly, operating a network of 70,000 kilometers of pipelines.

Has lost access to European finance.
Gazprom Neft: Russia’s fourth biggest oil producer and third biggest refiner, controlled by gas giant Gazprom.
Has lost access to European finance.

Novatek: Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer. Has lost access to new U.S. funding. France’s Total (TOT) is a major shareholder and partner.

Sberbank (SBRCY): Russia’s biggest bank, serving more than half the population of Russia and one million businesses. Has a joint venture with BNP Paribas (BNPQF) and millions of customers abroad. Can no longer raise medium and long-term finance in Europe.

VTB: Second biggest bank, provider of full range of financial services to clients in Russia and more than 20 countries. Shut out of European and U.S. financial markets.
Gazprombank: A key player in financing Russia’s energy sector, the mainstay of country’s economy.

Gazprom (GZPFY), which supplies Europe with about a third of its natural gas, is a major shareholder.
Bank of Moscow: Controlled by VTB, its focus is on the domestic market and it has no plans to borrow on foreign markets.
It has 9 million private customers and 100,000 corporate clients, mainly in the Moscow area.
Russian Agricultural Bank: 100% owned by the state, the bank is a major lender to farmers and Russia’s large rural population.

VEB: Arranges payments for the Russian government; chairman is Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
United Shipbuilding Corp: Russia’s biggest shipbuilder, it designs and constructs ships for the Russian navy.
United Aircraft Corp: Russia’s biggest planemaker, it builds MiG and Sukhoi warplanes.
Has lost access to European finance.

Kalashnikov: Russia’s largest firearms manufacturer; famous for its AK-47 rifles.
Among nine Russian arms firms that have had U.S. assets frozen and have been banned from doing business with U.S. businesses or individuals.

via CNN

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