March 6 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the United States could remove sanctions from more Russian oil, a day after Washington issued a 30-day waiver allowing the sale of
US May Remove Sanctions on Additional Russian Oil Shipments: Bessent
Potential Changes in US Sanctions on Russian Oil
Treasury Secretary Bessent's Statement
March 6 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the United States could remove sanctions from more Russian oil, a day after Washington issued a 30-day waiver allowing the sale of Russian crude currently stranded at sea to continue to India.
Possibility of Further Unsanctioned Oil Shipments
"We may unsanction other Russian oil," Bessent told Fox Business' "Kudlow" program.
Impact on Global Oil Supply
"There are hundreds of millions of sanctioned barrels of sanctioned crude on the water and in essence, by unsanctioning them, Treasury can create supply, and we are looking at that," he added.
Reporting and Editorial Credits
(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa and Ryan Patrick Jones in TorontoEditing by David Ljunggren and Michelle Nichols)
