Russia wants control of oil price23 Jul 2022 12:26
Wanting to control the price of its oil, Russia plans to start trading on a national platform in October.
Energy Diary - Russia plans to issue a new price index in 2023 to control the price of its oil.
While some countries, especially Europe and the USA, impose sanctions on Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine, large oil consumers such as China and India are filling their warehouses with discounted Russian crude oil . Russian oil is sold for $30 less than brent crude, which sells for around $110 a barrel. In order to reduce Moscow's oil revenues and to prevent rising energy prices, efforts are underway to impose a price limit this time.
In the face of this situation, Russia plans to issue a new price index in 2023 in order to control the price of its oil. It is planned to start trading on a national platform in October, and to reach a new benchmark trading volume in March-July 2023.
At the G7 Leaders' Summit held at the end of June, no decision was made to apply a ceiling price to Russian oil. However, the G7 countries decided to investigate the ban on the transportation of Russian oil sold above a certain price.