Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-111

§10808 Prohibition on Energy Exports To, and Investment in Energy Sector Of, the Russian Federation

Title 22 › CHAPTER 115 — SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION › § 10808

Last updated Sep 25, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting 30 days after September 18, 2026, U.S. persons must not make any new investments in Russia’s energy sector. U.S.-made energy or energy products may not be exported, reexported, or transferred into Russia. The terms "export," "reexport," and "in-country transfer" are defined in 50 U.S.C. §4801. The President must apply the sanctions listed in section 10802(e) to any foreign person who knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, markets, or otherwise gives goods, services, technology, or other help that keeps up or expands production of oil, uranium, natural gas (including LNG), petroleum and related products, petrochemicals, or coal when those goods are for use by someone already under sanctions in sections 10802 or 10803.

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Title 22, §10808

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Prohibitions on investment and exports
(1)In general
Effective on the date that is 30 days after September 18, 2026, the following are prohibited:
(A)Any new investment in the energy sector of the Russian Federation by a United States person.
(B)The export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in the Russian Federation of any energy or energy product produced in the United States.
(2)Definitions
In this subsection, the terms “export”, “in-country transfer”, and “reexport” have the meanings given those terms in section 4801 of title 50.
(b)Sanctions
The President shall impose the sanctions described in section 10802(e) of this title with respect to any foreign person that the President determines knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, markets, or otherwise provides goods, services, technology, or other support that facilitates the maintenance or expansion of the production of oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, or coal products for use by any person subject to sanctions under section 10802 or 10803 of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 10808

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 25, 2026

Release point: 119-111