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Moran Security Group Ltd

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), EU Consolidated List, SECO (Switzerland)
Russia, Belize
First listed 2026-04-23

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 181447

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2026-04-23
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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            <publicationUrl>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600509</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
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        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Moran Security Group Ltd" function="Moran Security Group Ltd, registered in both Belize and the Russian Federation, is a private maritime security company employing highly trained ex-Russian military personnel. Headquartered in Moscow, the firm specialises in protecting cargo vessels, primarily oil tankers, from piracy. The company runs a training centre in St. Petersburg and functions as a semi-official private military contractor tied to Russian government interests, playing a key role in Russia’s privatised military activities abroad." title="" nameLanguage="EN" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="181456">
            <remark>Principal place of business: Russian Federation; Belize</remark>
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2026-04-23" numberTitle="2026/509 (OJ L202600509)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600509"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="Belize City" street="C/O Asterra International Management Ltd 1885 Driftwood Bay, Suite 101" poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="BZ" countryDescription="BELIZE" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="181450">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2026-04-23" numberTitle="2026/509 (OJ L202600509)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600509"/>
        </address>
        <address city="Moscow" street="52 Sokolnichesky Val Street" poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="RU" countryDescription="RUSSIAN FEDERATION" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="181449">
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        </address>
        <address city="Moscow" street="Novinskiy Bulvar 31" poBox="" zipCode="123242" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="RU" countryDescription="RUSSIAN FEDERATION" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="181448">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2026-04-23" numberTitle="2026/509 (OJ L202600509)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600509"/>
        </address>
        <address city="Belize City" street="35, Barrack Road, Third Floor," poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="BZ" countryDescription="BELIZE" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="181451">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2026-04-23" numberTitle="2026/509 (OJ L202600509)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600509"/>
        </address>
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            <remark>KPP</remark>
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2026-04-23" numberTit

Name on list: Moran Security Group Ltd
Programmes / regimes: UKR
Listed on: 2026-04-23
Last updated: 2026-04-23
Countries: Belize, Russia
Addresses: C/O Asterra International Management Ltd 1885 Driftwood Bay, Suite 101, Belize City, BELIZE
52 Sokolnichesky Val Street, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Novinskiy Bulvar 31, 123242, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
35, Barrack Road, Third Floor,, Belize City, BELIZE
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.14130.96
Other identifier: 771801001
Registration number: 1117746019863
Registration number: 82305
Tax ID: 7718833185
Legal act: 2026/509 (OJ L202600509) – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600509
Remarks: Principal place of business: Russian Federation; Belize

OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 49294

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Source: OFAC SDN (US)
Retrieved: 2026-09-30
Extractor: ofac-xml-parser

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<sdnEntry>
    <uid>49294</uid>
    <lastName>MORAN SECURITY GROUP LTD</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>RUSSIA-EO14024</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>172309</uid>
        <idType>Secondary sanctions risk:</idType>
        <idNumber>See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024.</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>172669</uid>
        <idType>Organization Established Date</idType>
        <idNumber>2009</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>172308</uid>
        <idType>Website</idType>
        <idNumber>moran-group.org</idNumber>
      </id>
    </idList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>74261</uid>
        <city>Moscow</city>
        <country>Russia</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: MORAN SECURITY GROUP LTD
Programmes / regimes: RUSSIA-EO14024
Countries: Russia
Addresses: Moscow, Russia
Identifiers: Organization Established Date: 2009
Website: moran-group.org

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 105729

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2026-05-22
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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<target ssid="105729"><sanctions-set-id>27286</sanctions-set-id><entity><identity ssid="105734" main="true"><name ssid="105738" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Moran Security Group Ltd</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="105737" day="18" month="1" year="2011" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><address ssid="105735" place-id="106259" quality="good"><c-o>Asterra International Management Ltd 1885 Driftwood Bay, Suite 101 Belize City, Belize</c-o><address-details>35, Barrack Road, Third Floor</address-details></address><address ssid="105736" place-id="20600" quality="good"><address-details>52 Sokolnichesky Val Street</address-details></address><address ssid="106265" place-id="20600" quality="good"><address-details>Novinskiy Bulvar 31</address-details><zip-code>123242</zip-code></address></identity><justification ssid="105730">Moran Security Group Ltd, registered in both Belize and the Russian Federation, is a private maritime security company employing highly trained ex-Russian military personnel. Headquartered in Moscow, the firm specialises in protecting cargo vessels, primarily oil tankers, from piracy. The company runs a training centre in St. Petersburg and functions as a semi-official private military contractor tied to Russian government interests, playing a key role in Russia’s privatised military activities abroad.</justification><justification ssid="105731">Moran maintains close ties with the Russian state, working under contracts for state-owned enterprises and coordinating with the Ministry of Defence. Moran has also previously worked with the Russian Navy. The company has provided security for Sovcomflot (Russia’s largest state-owned shipping company, central to oil and gas exports), Unicom Management Services (a Sovcomflot subsidiary managing tankers), Northgas (largely owned and controlled by the state-owned Gazprom), and Sevmorneftegeofizika (subsidiary of the state-owned Rosgeo geological holding). These ties reflect Moran’s role in supporting Russia’s militarised energy and logistics operations abroad.</justification><justification ssid="105732">Moran Security Group Ltd works with companies and organisations, which are controlled, owned by or are a part of Russian state and its government, while also securing vessels, carrying Russian oil and LNG/LPG. Therefore, Moran Security Group Ltd is supporting the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.</justification><other-information ssid="105733">Place of registration: Russian Federation; Belize</other-information><other-information ssid="106260">OGRN: 1117746019863</other-information><other-information ssid="106261">Tax Identification Number: 7718833185</other-information><other-information ssid="106262">KPP: 771801001</other-information><other-information ssid="106263">Native Belize company number: 82305</other-information><other-information ssid="106264">Principal place of business: Russian Federation; Belize</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2026-05-21" publication-date="2026-05-22" effective-date="2026-05-22"/></target>

Name on list: Moran Security Group Ltd
Programmes / regimes: Situation in Ukraine
Listed on: 2026-05-22
Last updated: 2026-05-22
Countries: Belize, Russia
Addresses: c/o Asterra International Management Ltd 1885 Driftwood Bay, Suite 101 Belize City, Belize, 35, Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize
52 Sokolnichesky Val Street, Moscow, Russian Federation
Novinskiy Bulvar 31, 123242, Moscow, Russian Federation
Remarks: Moran Security Group Ltd, registered in both Belize and the Russian Federation, is a private maritime security company employing highly trained ex-Russian military personnel. Headquartered in Moscow, the firm specialises in protecting cargo vessels, primarily oil tankers, from piracy. The company runs a training centre in St. Petersburg and functions as a semi-official private military contractor tied to Russian government interests, playing a key role in Russia’s privatised military activities abroad. Moran maintains close ties with the Russian state, working under contracts for state-owned enterprises and coordinating with the Ministry of Defence. Moran has also previously worked with the Russian Navy. The company has provided security for Sovcomflot (Russia’s largest state-owned shipping company, central to oil and gas exports), Unicom Management Services (a Sovcomflot subsidiary managing tankers), Northgas (largely owned and controlled by the state-owned Gazprom), and Sevmorneftegeofizika (subsidiary of the state-owned Rosgeo geological holding). These ties reflect Moran’s role in supporting Russia’s militarised energy and logistics operations abroad. Moran Security Group Ltd

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