US Unlikely to Grant New Waiver to Buy Russian Oil, Wright Says

Oil pumping jacks near Sokolovka village, in the Udmurt Republic, Russia.

Source: Bloomberg

The Trump administration is unlikely to issue a new a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil as part of any efforts to tame high fuel prices, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

“That was a broad-based reprieve,” Wright said Wednesday at an event held by the Wall Street Journal. “I don’t think you will see that extended.”