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G7 will maintain its price cap on Russian crude oil at $60 per barrel, Reuters has reported, citing an official from the group, which partnered with the European Union on the cap.

The decision comes despite rising oil prices that have narrowed the discount between Brent and Russian crude, bringing it closer to the cap, and also despite calls from some EU members and Ukraine for a lower cap.

The price caps, agreed upon last year and coordinated with an EU Russian oil and product import embargo, have prompted various reactions. According to its authors, the cap is working. Axios reported recently that Russia’s oil export revenues have plunged by nearly 50% from highs of over $20 billion.

According to others, however, Russian oil frequently sells for more than $60 per barrel. The FT reported last month that the price, at which Russian companies sell oil abroad ā€œoften exceed the G7-imposed price cap on the country’s exports.ā€

There have also been concerns about the enforcement of the price cap, largely left at the discretion of Western insurance and ship owners. This significant new responsibility prompted many of them to outright refuse to contract Russian cargoes, regardless of price, which in turn led to an increase in the so-called shadow fleet that carries Russian oil and fuels around the world.

Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency reported that Russia’s oil and oil product exports last month had hit the highest since April 2020, an increase of 600,000 bpd. Revenues, however, were 43% lower than a year ago.

Oil product exports specifically rose by more than 17% in March, Reuters reported earlier this month, despite the full embargo on such exports to the European Union.

Russia itself said recently it had managed to reroute all of its oil exports to what it calls friendly countries, following the barrage of Western sanctions in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.NB:Byrina Slav wrote this article for Oilprice.com

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