<h1>U.S. sanctions 50 entities, vessels and firms for enabling foreign government's oil and LPG exports under multiple Executive Orders</h1> The U.S. government sanctioned 50 individuals, companies and vessels across the UAE, Hong Kong and China for allegedly facilitating shipments of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas tied to a foreign government's exports, including around two dozen 'shadow fleet' tankers, a Chinese crude terminal and independent refineries. The measures, taken under multiple executive orders aiming to curtail that government's oil exports, block targeted parties' access to U.S. assets and bar U.S. persons from transacting with them. Officials said the entities enabled billions in energy sales that fund activities the U.S. seeks to disrupt; prior actions have already designated dozens of related ships.