They also have to report to customs officials and the energy ministry any attempts to impose oil price caps. In addition, customs bodies have to prevent goods from leaving Russia if they find such mechanisms have been applied. The Western allies plan from Feb. 5 to set two caps on Russian oil products, one on products that trade at a premium to crude, such as diesel or gas oil, and one for products that trade at a discount to crude, such as fuel oil. The Russian government's act also calls on the energy ministry, with the approval of finance ministry, to work out an approach for monitoring prices of Russian oil exports by March 1. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin Editing by Mark Potter)
@vsoldatkin;)) MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Russian government on
Monday banned domestic oil exporters and customs bodies from
adhering to Western-imposed price caps on Russian crude.
The measure was issued to help enforce President Vladimir
Putin's decree of Dec. 27 that prohibited the supply of crude
oil and oil products from Feb. 1, for five months, to nations
that abide by the caps.
The G7 economies, the European Union and Australia agreed on
Dec. 5 to ban the use of Western-supplied maritime insurance,
finance and brokering for seaborne Russian oil priced above $60
per barrel as part of Western sanctions on Moscow over its
actions in Ukraine.
The new Russian act bans corporates and individuals from
including oil price cap mechanisms in their contracts.
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