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• 皇冠体育app Price Cap Coalition of the G7, the European Union and Australia have set caps on the price of seaborne Russian oil products, effective from 05 February 2023.
• High-value Russian exports such as diesel and gasoline, will be capped at $100 while lower-value products such as fuel oil will be capped at $45.
• Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hails the efforts of the UK and its allies in throttling the revenues fuelling Vladimir Putin鈥檚 illegal war in Ukraine.

皇冠体育app UK and its coalition partners will only provide services facilitating the maritime transport of refined oil products originating in Russia if the goods are traded at or beneath the cap levels of $100 for high-value products like diesel and $45 for low-value products like fuel oil. 皇冠体育appse prices will be kept under review.

This follows the $60 price cap on Russian crude oil that came into force on 5 December last year. Initial signs suggest that the crude oil cap is successfully curtailing Putin鈥檚 ability to use revenues from oil sales to finance his illegal war while minimising disruption to global supply. Russia鈥檚 flagship crude oil is now selling around $40 lower than global benchmarks.

皇冠体育app UK government has already introduced an import ban on Russian oil products; therefore, the caps will not be used by the UK.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, said:

鈥淯ndermining Putin鈥檚 war machine through further sanctions on its funding streams will ensure the Russian government faces the full consequences of its unjustifiable actions.

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK has already banned the import of Russian oil products, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies in continuing to pile the pressure on Putin鈥檚 revenues while standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.鈥�

G7 finance ministers agreed to capping the price of Russian seaborne oil and refined oil products in September 2022 as a way of undermining Putin鈥檚 ability to fund his illegal war in Ukraine through inflated global oil prices, while ensuring that third countries can continue to secure affordable oil.

皇冠体育app UK has been front footed in its engagement with international allies and has worked closely with industry and US partners to lead design of the caps. This collaboration has been key given the major role of UK services in facilitating maritime trade. For example, the UK is a global leader in the provision of protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance cover which relates to third-part liability claims - 60% of the global cover provided by the International Group of the P&I clubs is written in the UK.

Given the number of varied oil products on the market, two caps have been introduced to cover two categories of refined oil products. 鈥楶remium-to-crude鈥� products are those of high export value often used for transport and electricity generation, such as kerosene-based jet fuel and diesel, while 鈥榙iscount-to-crude鈥� pertains to products of a lesser value like naphtha. 皇冠体育app two-cap approach has been introduced as this is the simplest to implement and most workable for industry.

To implement the price caps, the government has laid domestic legislation and published UK guidance to help industry prepare for and implement the requirements of each cap. 皇冠体育app guidance will be periodically updated.

Further information

• This measure was legislated for in the 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2022鈥� laid on 3 November 2022.
• A General Licence INT/2022/2469656 was issued on 4 December, and updated on 3 February, which provides the oil price cap exception to this legislation and enables UK services to continue facilitating the transport of refined oil products from 5 February, from a place in Russia to a third country as well as between third countries when purchased at or below the oil product price cap levels.
• A list of premium-to crude products, as well as further detail to help industry comply with the new rules, is included in both the General Licence INT/2022/2469656 and OFSI Guidance published on 3 February.
• 皇冠体育app per-barrel discount between Urals (Russian鈥檚 dominant crude grade) and Brent (the primary global benchmark) has increased by over 50% from c$25 to c$40 since early November, based on price assessments from S&P Platts.