Amid growing speculation that President Donald Trump could weaken US sanctions on Russia’s oil sector, US congressional leaders are pushing legislation to strengthen sanctions on Russian export pipelines and joint ventures with Russian oil and natural gas companies. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now These efforts, still in their early stages in the House and Senate, could increase investment risk in Russia’s oil and gas sector and, potentially, hinder some export growth, analysts said this week. “There are obvious and mounting concerns about Russia’s malicious interference in US democratic institutions and processes,” said Elizabeth Rosenberg, director of the energy program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. “There’s a real grasping for straws about what else you can do, when it’s clear there’s an evidentiary basis for our concerns.” It remains unclear if Trump and Russian President Vladimir […]