European Union governments will implement a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil with an adjustment mechanism to keep the cap at 5% below market prices after Poland formally agreed to this idea. Earlier Poland and the Baltic countries opted for a more severe limit, even$30 per barrel, while Greece, Cyprus and Malta, whose domestic shipping industries play a key role in the international transport of Russian oil, wanted $70 cap, diplomats with knowledge of the situation told Euronews. The rest of the G7 (and Australia) are expected to approve this mechanism shortly. It's set to go into effect on December 5, which is the day after the OPEC+ meeting. Therefore oil traders may expect elevated volatility after the weekend.
Price cap aims to further cripple the Kremlin's finances and ability to fund war on Ukraine. Since the beginning of the conflict on 24 February to 28 November, Russia recorded crude oil sales of €116 billion and €38 billion from oil products and chemicals, according to data from Center for Research on Energy and Clean (CREA), a Helsinki-based organization. The EU was the top buyer during this period. Source: Center for Research on Energy and Clean (CREA) via Euronews.
Start investing today or test a free demo
Open real account TRY DEMO Download mobile app Download mobile appOIL.WTI saw relatively small reaction to today's EU decision and continues to trade around major support at $81.20 per barrel. Source: xStation5
The content of this report has been created by XTB S.A., with its registered office in Warsaw, at Prosta 67, 00-838 Warsaw, Poland, (KRS number 0000217580) and supervised by Polish Supervision Authority ( No. DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005). This material is a marketing communication within the meaning of Art. 24 (3) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (MiFID II). Marketing communication is not an investment recommendation or information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/958 of 9 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the technical arrangements for objective presentation of investment recommendations or other information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy and for disclosure of particular interests or indications of conflicts of interest or any other advice, including in the area of investment advisory, within the meaning of the Trading in Financial Instruments Act of 29 July 2005 (i.e. Journal of Laws 2019, item 875, as amended). The marketing communication is prepared with the highest diligence, objectivity, presents the facts known to the author on the date of preparation and is devoid of any evaluation elements. The marketing communication is prepared without considering the client’s needs, his individual financial situation and does not present any investment strategy in any way. The marketing communication does not constitute an offer of sale, offering, subscription, invitation to purchase, advertisement or promotion of any financial instruments. XTB S.A. is not liable for any client’s actions or omissions, in particular for the acquisition or disposal of financial instruments, undertaken on the basis of the information contained in this marketing communication. In the event that the marketing communication contains any information about any results regarding the financial instruments indicated therein, these do not constitute any guarantee or forecast regarding the future results.