Analysts expect sanctions to continue to dominate US-Russia energy links after the November election, with some forecasting that a Joe Biden administration could be more likely to drive an improvement in relations in the medium term. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Introduced in 2014, sanctions have had a significant impact on Russia-US energy relations. They have forced Russian oil companies to freeze some cooperation projects, and blocked access to certain sources of financing, as well as technology used in Arctic offshore, deepwater and shale oil production. Although political mistrust continues to fuel new sanctions proposals, core areas of energy cooperation have continued. Russia continues to ship oil to the US and […]