"Any attempts to limit the company or its subsidiaries in returning investments in any form permitted by law ... will constitute unlawful expropriation of such investments by the US authorities," the statement said.
As noted, the company reserves the right to protect its investment in the relevant national and international authorities.
Rosneft added that “threats of imposing sanctions” and “simultaneous availability of a number of general licenses” that allow the United States to continue to carry out certain activities with the Venezuelan PDVSA “can be regarded by the US authorities as unfair competition.”
At the same time, the company emphasized that all operations for the supply of Venezuelan oil in favor of the company, as well as counter deliveries of gasoline to Venezuela "are carried out within the framework of the pre-paid contracts concluded before the imposition of sanctions."
“Moreover, the main beneficiary of the supply of fuel to the country is the people of Venezuela, who buy the supplied fuel at prices subsidized by the government,” the statement said.
The company believes that statements from the US authorities are aimed at creating additional tension in the global market, which ultimately affects the investment value of the company.
On March 12, Washington announced that Rosneft continued to buy oil from PDVSA, bypassing sanctions. The company called these allegations baseless.
As the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin noted, the situation with the imposition of sanctions against Venezuela speaks of the "burning interest" of the United States in the country's energy resources.