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"As background, PEESA directs the State Department, in consultation with the Treasury Department, to identify (1) vessels engaged in certain pipe-laying activities for the Nord Stream 2 and Turkstream pipeline projects, as well as any successor projects; and, (2) foreign persons that knowingly facilitated those projects who: sold, leased, or provided, or facilitated selling, leasing, or providing, those vessels for the construction of such a project; facilitated deceptive or structured transactions to provide those vessels for the construction of such a project; provided for those vessels underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance necessary or essential for the completion of such a project; provided services or facilities for technology upgrades or installation of welding equipment for, or retrofitting or tethering of, those vessels if the services or facilities are necessary or essential for the completion of such a project; or provided services for the testing, inspection, or certification necessary or essential for the completion or operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. As a result, the Biden Administration sanctioned seven persons and identified 16 of their vessels as blocked property in connection with the Nord Stream 2 project."
<https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/trade-and-manufacturing-monitor/new-authority-to-impose-sanctions-in-connection-with-russian-energy-pipelines>