U.S. Treasury sanctions Petroleos de Venezuela
By 
Jaclyn Jaeger2019-01-29T11:30:00
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela under Executive Order 13850 for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy.
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