AdvertisementSanctions Target Russian Oil, But Will That Persuade Putin?August 02, 2014Jim ZarrolifacebookEmailAn oil refining factory owned by the Russian company Rosneft, outside the town of Achinsk, Russia, in 2013. The company says that hundreds of sites are being explored throughout the country as potential sources of oil and gas — but to tap those sites, Russia depends on Western companies. (Reuters/Landov)