EU Weighs Freezing Russian Oil Price Cap at $44.10 Amid Hormuz Fuel Shortage Fears
The European Union is considering temporarily freezing adjustments to its Russian oil price-cap mechanism, a step that would keep the current threshold at $44.10 a barrel, as concerns grow over a potential fuel shortage caused by disruptions from the Iran conflict and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose 1.8% at the open amid uncertainty over a US-Iran deal.
The bloc adopted a dynamic formula last year that resets the cap every six months at 15% below the average market price for Russia’s Urals crude, with the next review due later this summer. Under the cap, European firms are barred from providing services such as insurance and transportation for oil sold above the threshold, and a freeze would prevent an automatic increase while Middle East supply risks persist.
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@businessThe EU is considering a temporary freeze to its price cap on Russian oil as the war in the Middle East continues into a fourth month
@staunovoThe European Union is considering a temporary freeze to its price cap on Russian oil as the war in the Middle East continues into a fourth month, said people familiar with the matter. The bloc adopted a dynamic mechanism last year to ensur
@staunovoThe freeze would keep the price cap at the current rate. Other options under consideration include suspending dynamic and automatic increases until the end of the year in light of the exceptional circumstances in the Middle East, or capping
@dlacalle_iaThe European Union is considering a temporary freeze to its price cap on Russian oil as the war in the Middle East continues into a fourth month. The current price threshold is $44.10 per barrel. Bloomberg. In April 2026, Russia’s fossil f
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@firstsquawkTHE EUROPEAN UNION IS CONSIDERING TEMPORARILY FREEZING ADJUSTMENTS TO ITS RUSSIAN OIL PRICE-CAP MECHANISM AS CONCERNS GROW OVER A POTENTIAL FUEL SHORTAGE CAUSED BY DISRUPTIONS FROM THE IRAN CONFLICT AND THE EFFECTIVE CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT O
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