Washington has introduced penalties against the SWIFT-linked Gazprombank, which handles energy-related transactions The newly imposed US sanctions against Russia’s Gazprombank are expected to send energy costs surging in parts of Europe, Finam Financial Group analyst Aleksandr Potavin told TASS on Friday. The risk of secondary restrictions will force buyers of Russian oil and gas to seek new payment tools, he predicted. On Thursday, the US Treasury Department introduced blocking sanctions