WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury

Department extended on Monday a general license authorizing

certain energy-related transactions with financial entities

including the Central Bank of Russia, Sberbank and Alfa-Bank,

among others, according to the Treasury website.

The general license extends until Nov. 1, 2024, the

authorization for transactions that would otherwise be

prohibited by U.S. sanctions, Treasury's Office of Foreign

Assets Control said on its website.