The Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) in Yemen announced on 30 September that it has imposed sanctions on 13 U.S. entities, 9 executives, and 2 vessels for violating Decision No. PD-05-25-001, which prohibits the export of U.S. crude oil.
According to the HOCC, the listed companies and individuals facilitated the export, re-export, transport, loading, purchase, or sale of U.S. crude oil (HS Code 2709.00) from U.S. ports, including through ship-to-ship transfers and third parties.
The sanctions were issued under the PAYAIS regime (Sanctions Regulation on Perpetrators of Aggression against Yemen or any Arab or Islamic State).
The HOCC stated that Decision No. PD-05-25-001 entered into force on 17 May 2025 at 00:01 local time in Sanaa. The sanctions are described as a first installment in response to U.S. sanctions imposed by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 20 June, 22 July, and 11 September 2025.
In its announcement, the HOCC declared: “The HOCC will employ all means and instruments available to confront any hostile measures taken by any State or group.” It added: “The Republic of Yemen will never tolerate any act that undermines its sovereignty, security, or stability, and will exercise its legitimate right to apply the principle of reciprocity.”
The sanctioned entities are ExxonMobil Sales & Supply LLC, Chevron Trading LLC, Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Phillips 66, Marathon Petroleum Supply LLC, ConocoPhillips, Valero Marketing & Supply Company, Energy Transfer Crude Marketing LLC, EPIC Crude Terminal Company, LP, GCC Supply & Trading LLC, Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc., Pioneer Natural Resources Company, and Diamond S Shipping Inc.
Two vessels owned by Diamond S Shipping, SEAWAYS SAN SABA and SEAWAYS BRAZOS, were also sanctioned for their role in crude oil exports from Houston in July 2025.
Executives designated are Darren Woods (ExxonMobil), Michael Wirth (Chevron), William Fowler (Enterprise Products), Mark Lashier (Phillips 66), Maryann Mannen (Marathon Petroleum), Ryan Lance (ConocoPhillips), Ronald Riggs (Valero), Kelcy Warren (Energy Transfer), and Kent Alan Britton (Port of Corpus Christi).
The HOCC emphasized that Britton was responsible for enabling the port to serve as a gateway for “tens of millions of barrels” of U.S. crude oil through hundreds of shipments.
