China; China

Middle Section of South Shugang Road, Huanghua Port, Bohai New District, Huangpi City, Cangzhou, 061109, Hebei Province, China

130932000001097, Registration Number; 655600I0RTPZ3DFASH49, Legal Entity Number; 911309837825909566, Unified Social Credit Code (USCC)

China-based Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (Hebei Xinhai) is an independent teapot refinery in Hebei Province that has received multiple shipments of Iranian crude oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars from shadow fleet vessels, some of which have been sanctioned for their role transporting Iranian petroleum, including the URGANE I and HORNET. Hebei Xinhai previously purchased Iranian oil associated with the Iranian military. Hebei Xinhai is the sole shareholder of Singapore-based oil broker Xing AO Energy PTE. LTD. Hebei Xinhai is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13846 for, on or after November 5, 2018, having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). OFAC is also adding Xing AO Energy PTE. LTD. to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) for being owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by Hebei Xinhai.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0135

2025-05-08

US

Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018 Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran

OFAC country specific

Iran

Other financial restrictions, Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551

In accordance with his May 8, 2018 decision to cease the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to reimpose all of the U.S. sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the JCPOA, the President issued E.O. 13846 on August 6, 2018 to reimpose relevant provisions of E.O. 13574 of May 23, 2011; E.O. 13590 of November 20, 2011; E.O. 13622 of July 30, 2012; and E.O. 13645 of June 3, 2013, that had been revoked by E.O. 13716 of January 16, 2016. Consistent with guidance issued by the Department of the Treasury on May 8, 2018 , E.O. 13846 reimposes specified sanctions relating to Iran following relevant wind-down periods, i.e., on or after August 7, 2018 or November 5, 2018, depending on the activity involved. In addition, to provide clarity and consolidate relevant authorities into a single E.O., E.O. 13846 revokes E.O.s 13716 and 13628 and continues in effect sanctions authorities provided for in those E.O.s. E.O. 13846 also broadens the scope of certain provisions contained in those E.O.s, as outlined in FAQ 601 below.

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