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Events / Import ban

EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)

Dates
2022-12-05 → no end date recorded
Dated to
the day
Status
Ongoing
Scope
European Union

What the sources said

Sixth package of EU sanctions, adopted 3 June 2022 (Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014). European Commission, 3 June 2022: "a complete import ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products"; "For seaborne crude oil, spot market transactions and execution of existing contracts will be permitted for six months after entry into force, while for petroleum products, these will be permitted for eight months." Eurostat, 19 June 2023: "The ban on imports of seaborne crude oil entered into force on 5 December 2022, while the ban on petroleum products took effect on 5 February 2023." Temporary derogations apply to pipeline crude for certain member states and to Bulgaria and Croatia, so reported imports from Russia do not fall to zero. This row is a timeline marker only; it makes no statement about prices.

IEA, EIA, European Commission, European Council and national legislators (cited per row)Official
Retrieved 2026-09-23 07:22 UTCRevision 1
Source documents (3)
CountryCountryGermanyFranceNetherlandsPolandFinlandEstoniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSweden
FuelFuelDiesel (automotive gas oil)Petrol (Euro-super 95)Both fuels

Choosing a fuel keeps that fuel's series and the channels shared by every fuel - the crude benchmark, FX, crude imports and Hormuz exposure. It drops only the other fuel's series.

The event window

What each series was worth from -30 to 90 days around the event date, how far that is from the same series' level at the event date, and how big that move is against the series' own normal variation.

Romania, Petrol (Euro-super 95). 15 series can be drawn; 4 cannot be seen at all and are shown as labelled empty panels below.

169 published readings, 26 offsets with nothing published within one period, and 52 offsets on series we cannot see at all. Every one of them is on this page.

Europe Brent spot FOB

Unit: $ per barrelPublished: dailyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+90102.472.42022-11-04: 99.53 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 88.44 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 83.50 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72022-12-02: 86.54 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 83.36 $ per barrel, used for offsets T02022-12-06: 79.92 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12022-12-08: 76.02 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32022-12-12: 78.00 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 81.66 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-01-04: 75.31 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-02-03: 78.85 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-03-03: 85.74 $ per barrel, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for Europe Brent spot FOB: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-0499.53+16.170+19.40%+4.30
−142022-11-2188.44+5.080+6.09%+1.35
−72022-11-2883.50+0.140+0.17%+0.04
−32022-12-0286.54+3.180+3.81%+0.85
−12022-12-0286.54+3.180+3.81%+0.85
T02022-12-05same print as T083.360.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-0679.92-3.440-4.13%-0.91
+32022-12-0876.02-7.340-8.81%-1.95
+72022-12-1278.00-5.360-6.43%-1.42
+142022-12-1981.66-1.700-2.04%-0.45
+302023-01-0475.31-8.050-9.66%-2.14
+602023-02-0378.85-4.510-5.41%-1.20
+902023-03-0385.74+2.380+2.86%+0.63

One volatility unit for this series is 4.51%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (760 changes). It is not a significance test.

reported crude oil imports, all origins

Unit: tonnesPublished: monthlyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+90861,280527,7202022-11-01: 829,000 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2022-12-01, 648,000 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-01-01: 776,000 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-02-01: 560,000 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-03-01: 753,000 tonnes, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for reported crude oil imports, all origins: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-01829,000+181,000+27.93%+0.79
−142022-11-01829,000+181,000+27.93%+0.79
−72022-11-01829,000+181,000+27.93%+0.79
−32022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
−12022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
T02022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
+142022-12-01same print as T0648,0000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-01-01776,000+128,000+19.75%+0.56
+602023-02-01560,000-88,000-13.58%-0.38
+902023-03-01753,000+105,000+16.20%+0.46

One volatility unit for this series is 35.46%, the standard deviation of its own month-on-month percentage changes over the three years before the event (35 changes). It is not a significance test.

crude-only expected pre-tax price: the T0 bulletin-week price plus what the stored pass-through curves say crude alone would have done since

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.9290.8312022-10-31: 0.9199 € per litre, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 0.8807 € per litre, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 0.8715 € per litre, used for offsets −7, −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 0.8505 € per litre, used for offsets T0, +1, +32022-12-12: 0.8404 € per litre, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 0.8509 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-01-02: 0.8453 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-01-30: 0.8588 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-02-27: 0.8678 € per litre, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for crude-only expected pre-tax price: the T0 bulletin-week price plus what the stored pass-through curves say crude alone would have done since: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-10-310.9199+0.069+8.16%+4.19
−142022-11-210.8807+0.030+3.56%+1.82
−72022-11-280.8715+0.021+2.47%+1.27
−32022-11-280.8715+0.021+2.47%+1.27
−12022-11-280.8715+0.021+2.47%+1.27
T02022-12-05same print as T00.85050.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-05same print as T00.85050.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-05same print as T00.85050.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-120.8404-0.010-1.18%-0.61
+142022-12-190.8509+0.000+0.05%+0.03
+302023-01-020.8453-0.005-0.61%-0.31
+602023-01-300.8588+0.008+0.98%+0.50
+902023-02-270.8678+0.017+2.03%+1.04

One volatility unit for this series is 1.95%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (148 changes). It is not a significance test.

ECB euro foreign exchange reference rate

Unit: US dollars per euroPublished: dailyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+901.1060.9742022-11-04: 0.9872 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 1.025 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 1.046 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −72022-12-02: 1.054 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 1.059 US dollars per euro, used for offsets T02022-12-06: 1.052 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +12022-12-08: 1.052 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +32022-12-12: 1.056 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 1.060 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +142023-01-04: 1.060 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +302023-02-03: 1.094 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +602023-03-03: 1.062 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for ECB euro foreign exchange reference rate: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-040.9872-0.072-6.75%-13.43
−142022-11-211.025-0.034-3.22%-6.40
−72022-11-281.046-0.012-1.17%-2.33
−32022-12-021.054-0.005-0.46%-0.92
−12022-12-021.054-0.005-0.46%-0.92
T02022-12-05same print as T01.0590.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-061.052-0.007-0.67%-1.33
+32022-12-081.052-0.007-0.64%-1.28
+72022-12-121.056-0.002-0.24%-0.47
+142022-12-191.060+0.001+0.10%+0.21
+302023-01-041.060+0.001+0.11%+0.23
+602023-02-031.094+0.035+3.31%+6.57
+902023-03-031.062+0.003+0.26%+0.53

One volatility unit for this series is 0.50%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (770 changes). It is not a significance test.

direct crude Hormuz exposure D1

Unit: % of imported tonnesPublished: monthlyUnknownUnknown
T0−30T0+30+60+9019.630.002022-11-01: 11.92 to 12.42 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2022-12-01: 0 to 10.25 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-01-01: 16.44 to 17.14 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 14.73 to 15.36 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 16.81 to 17.53 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits. The shaded band is the admissible range. No midpoint is drawn, because no point estimate is published.

Window table for direct crude Hormuz exposure D1: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-0111.92–12.42not publishednot publishednot published
−142022-11-0111.92–12.42not publishednot publishednot published
−72022-11-0111.92–12.42not publishednot publishednot published
−32022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
−12022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
T02022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
+12022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
+32022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
+72022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
+142022-12-010–10.25not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-01-0116.44–17.14not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-03-0116.81–17.53not publishednot publishednot published

No normal volatility is published for this series, so no change is expressed in volatility units. That is a missing input, not a zero.

direct refined-product Hormuz exposure D2

Unit: % of imported tonnesPublished: monthlyUnknownUnknown
T0−30T0+30+60+907.3960.0002022-11-01: 0 to 0.8403 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2022-12-01: 0 to 3.256 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-01-01: 0 to 0.9756 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 0 to 6.604 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 0 to 3.271 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits. The shaded band is the admissible range. No midpoint is drawn, because no point estimate is published.

Window table for direct refined-product Hormuz exposure D2: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-010–0.8403not publishednot publishednot published
−142022-11-010–0.8403not publishednot publishednot published
−72022-11-010–0.8403not publishednot publishednot published
−32022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
−12022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
T02022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
+12022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
+32022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
+72022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
+142022-12-010–3.256not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-01-010–0.9756not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-03-010–3.271not publishednot publishednot published

No normal volatility is published for this series, so no change is expressed in volatility units. That is a missing input, not a zero.

inventory exposure D7: published days of emergency stock cover, carried through

Unit: days of coverPublished: monthlyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+9096.4071.602022-11-01: 74.00 days of cover, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2022-12-01, 74.00 days of cover, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-01-01: 84.00 days of cover, used for offsets +302023-02-01: 86.00 days of cover, used for offsets +602023-03-01: 94.00 days of cover, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for inventory exposure D7: published days of emergency stock cover, carried through: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-0174.000.0000.00%0.00
−142022-11-0174.000.0000.00%0.00
−72022-11-0174.000.0000.00%0.00
−32022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
−12022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
T02022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
+142022-12-01same print as T074.000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-01-0184.00+10.000+13.51%+6.32
+602023-02-0186.00+12.000+16.22%+7.59
+902023-03-0194.00+20.000+27.03%+12.65

One volatility unit for this series is 2.14%, the standard deviation of its own month-on-month percentage changes over the three years before the event (35 changes). It is not a significance test.

crude cost per litre: Brent in EUR/L averaged over the bulletin week (refinery yield not modelled)

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.6280.4422022-10-31: 0.6104 € per litre, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 0.5263 € per litre, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 0.5123 € per litre, used for offsets −7, −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 0.4687 € per litre, used for offsets T0, +1, +32022-12-12: 0.4798 € per litre, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 0.4779 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-01-02: 0.4598 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-01-30: 0.4720 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-02-27: 0.4954 € per litre, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for crude cost per litre: Brent in EUR/L averaged over the bulletin week (refinery yield not modelled): value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-10-310.6104+0.142+30.24%+3.72
−142022-11-210.5263+0.058+12.30%+1.51
−72022-11-280.5123+0.044+9.31%+1.15
−32022-11-280.5123+0.044+9.31%+1.15
−12022-11-280.5123+0.044+9.31%+1.15
T02022-12-05same print as T00.46870.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-05same print as T00.46870.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-05same print as T00.46870.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-120.4798+0.011+2.38%+0.29
+142022-12-190.4779+0.009+1.98%+0.24
+302023-01-020.4598-0.009-1.89%-0.23
+602023-01-300.4720+0.003+0.71%+0.09
+902023-02-270.4954+0.027+5.69%+0.70

One volatility unit for this series is 8.13%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (148 changes). It is not a significance test.

national total oil stocks (Eurostat, commercial holders), with the published days of cover alongside

Unit: tonnesPublished: monthlyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+902,388,2402,261,7602022-11-01: 2,376,000 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2022-12-01, 2,274,000 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-01-01: 2,351,000 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-02-01: 2,276,000 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-03-01: 2,288,000 tonnes, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for national total oil stocks (Eurostat, commercial holders), with the published days of cover alongside: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-012,376,000+102,000+4.49%+0.76
−142022-11-012,376,000+102,000+4.49%+0.76
−72022-11-012,376,000+102,000+4.49%+0.76
−32022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
−12022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
T02022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
+142022-12-01same print as T02,274,0000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-01-012,351,000+77,000+3.39%+0.57
+602023-02-012,276,000+2,000+0.09%+0.01
+902023-03-012,288,000+14,000+0.62%+0.10

One volatility unit for this series is 5.93%, the standard deviation of its own month-on-month percentage changes over the three years before the event (35 changes). It is not a significance test.

not explained by crude: actual pre-tax change since T0 minus the crude-only expected change. Never attributed

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.051-0.1702022-10-31: -0.0103 € per litre, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 0.0297 € per litre, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 0.0112 € per litre, used for offsets −7, −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 0 € per litre, used for offsets T0, +1, +32022-12-12: -0.0952 € per litre, used for offsets +72022-12-19: -0.1187 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-01-02: -0.1482 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-01-30: -0.0938 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-02-27: -0.0949 € per litre, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for not explained by crude: actual pre-tax change since T0 minus the crude-only expected change. Never attributed: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-10-31-0.0103-0.010not publishednot published
−142022-11-210.0297+0.030not publishednot published
−72022-11-280.0112+0.011not publishednot published
−32022-11-280.0112+0.011not publishednot published
−12022-11-280.0112+0.011not publishednot published
T02022-12-05same print as T000.000not publishednot published
+12022-12-05same print as T000.000not publishednot published
+32022-12-05same print as T000.000not publishednot published
+72022-12-12-0.0952-0.095not publishednot published
+142022-12-19-0.1187-0.119not publishednot published
+302023-01-02-0.1482-0.148not publishednot published
+602023-01-30-0.0938-0.094not publishednot published
+902023-02-27-0.0949-0.095not publishednot published

No normal volatility is published for this series, so no change is expressed in volatility units. That is a missing input, not a zero.

Weekly Oil Bulletin price with taxes

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+901.5711.2552022-10-31: 1.541 € per litre, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 1.539 € per litre, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 1.508 € per litre, used for offsets −7, −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 1.470 € per litre, used for offsets T0, +1, +32022-12-12: 1.343 € per litre, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 1.330 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-01-02: 1.285 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-01-30: 1.341 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-02-27: 1.349 € per litre, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for Weekly Oil Bulletin price with taxes: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-10-311.541+0.071+4.83%+2.75
−142022-11-211.539+0.070+4.73%+2.69
−72022-11-281.508+0.038+2.59%+1.47
−32022-11-281.508+0.038+2.59%+1.47
−12022-11-281.508+0.038+2.59%+1.47
T02022-12-05same print as T01.4700.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-05same print as T01.4700.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-05same print as T01.4700.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-121.343-0.126-8.59%-4.89
+142022-12-191.330-0.140-9.51%-5.41
+302023-01-021.285-0.184-12.54%-7.13
+602023-01-301.341-0.128-8.74%-4.97
+902023-02-271.349-0.120-8.19%-4.66

One volatility unit for this series is 1.76%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (148 changes). It is not a significance test.

Weekly Oil Bulletin price without taxes

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+900.9360.6712022-10-31: 0.9096 € per litre, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 0.9104 € per litre, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 0.8827 € per litre, used for offsets −7, −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 0.8505 € per litre, used for offsets T0, +1, +32022-12-12: 0.7452 € per litre, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 0.7322 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-01-02: 0.6971 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-01-30: 0.7651 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-02-27: 0.7729 € per litre, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for Weekly Oil Bulletin price without taxes: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-10-310.9096+0.059+6.95%+2.59
−142022-11-210.9104+0.060+7.05%+2.63
−72022-11-280.8827+0.032+3.79%+1.41
−32022-11-280.8827+0.032+3.79%+1.41
−12022-11-280.8827+0.032+3.79%+1.41
T02022-12-05same print as T00.85050.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-05same print as T00.85050.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-05same print as T00.85050.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-120.7452-0.105-12.38%-4.62
+142022-12-190.7322-0.118-13.91%-5.19
+302023-01-020.6971-0.153-18.04%-6.73
+602023-01-300.7651-0.085-10.04%-3.75
+902023-02-270.7729-0.078-9.12%-3.40

One volatility unit for this series is 2.68%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (148 changes). It is not a significance test.

total tax per litre: price with taxes minus price without taxes

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.6380.5702022-10-31: 0.6311 € per litre, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 0.6288 € per litre, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 0.6251 € per litre, used for offsets −7, −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 0.6192 € per litre, used for offsets T0, +1, +32022-12-12: 0.5983 € per litre, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 0.5978 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-01-02: 0.5884 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-01-30: 0.5763 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-02-27: 0.5765 € per litre, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for total tax per litre: price with taxes minus price without taxes: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-10-310.6311+0.012+1.92%+1.70
−142022-11-210.6288+0.010+1.54%+1.36
−72022-11-280.6251+0.006+0.94%+0.83
−32022-11-280.6251+0.006+0.94%+0.83
−12022-11-280.6251+0.006+0.94%+0.83
T02022-12-05same print as T00.61920.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-05same print as T00.61920.0000.00%0.00
+32022-12-05same print as T00.61920.0000.00%0.00
+72022-12-120.5983-0.021-3.38%-2.99
+142022-12-190.5978-0.021-3.47%-3.06
+302023-01-020.5884-0.031-4.98%-4.40
+602023-01-300.5763-0.043-6.94%-6.12
+902023-02-270.5765-0.043-6.90%-6.09

One volatility unit for this series is 1.13%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (148 changes). It is not a significance test.

US proxy - not a European price: US gasoline spot minus Brent spot, USD per barrel. A proxy for the Atlantic-basin product market, NOT a measure of European refining margins (§H).

Unit: $ per barrelPublished: dailyCalculatedLow
T0−30T0+30+60+9038.9011.122022-11-04: 36.21 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 25.46 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 21.75 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72022-12-02: 19.76 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 19.67 $ per barrel, used for offsets T02022-12-06: 20.42 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12022-12-08: 14.66 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32022-12-12: 13.81 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 13.89 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-01-04: 25.20 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-02-03: 24.34 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-03-03: 25.60 $ per barrel, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for US proxy - not a European price: US gasoline spot minus Brent spot, USD per barrel. A proxy for the Atlantic-basin product market, NOT a measure of European refining margins (§H).: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-0436.21+16.548+84.15%+0.46
−142022-11-2125.46+5.798+29.48%+0.16
−72022-11-2821.75+2.086+10.61%+0.06
−32022-12-0219.76+0.096+0.49%+0.00
−12022-12-0219.76+0.096+0.49%+0.00
T02022-12-05same print as T019.670.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-0620.42+0.752+3.82%+0.02
+32022-12-0814.66-5.008-25.47%-0.14
+72022-12-1213.81-5.854-29.77%-0.16
+142022-12-1913.89-5.776-29.37%-0.16
+302023-01-0425.20+5.530+28.12%+0.15
+602023-02-0324.34+4.678+23.79%+0.13
+902023-03-0325.60+5.936+30.18%+0.17

One volatility unit for this series is 182.43%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (737 changes). It is not a significance test.

US proxy - not a European price: US jet spot minus Brent spot, USD per barrel. A proxy for the Atlantic-basin product market, NOT a measure of European refining margins (§H).

Unit: $ per barrelPublished: dailyCalculatedLow
T0−30T0+30+60+9057.2023.782022-11-04: 51.50 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302022-11-21: 42.81 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142022-11-28: 30.74 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72022-12-02: 31.06 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3, −1same print as T0 — 2022-12-05, 27.02 $ per barrel, used for offsets T02022-12-06: 27.60 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12022-12-08: 35.20 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32022-12-12: 36.79 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72022-12-19: 36.02 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-01-04: 53.97 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-02-03: 29.38 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-03-03: 39.71 $ per barrel, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset. At least one print used was published outside the −30 to +90 window; the axis is extended to show where it actually sits.

Window table for US proxy - not a European price: US jet spot minus Brent spot, USD per barrel. A proxy for the Atlantic-basin product market, NOT a measure of European refining margins (§H).: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302022-11-0451.50+24.486+90.64%+0.51
−142022-11-2142.81+15.794+58.46%+0.33
−72022-11-2830.74+3.724+13.78%+0.08
−32022-12-0231.06+4.044+14.97%+0.08
−12022-12-0231.06+4.044+14.97%+0.08
T02022-12-05same print as T027.020.0000.00%0.00
+12022-12-0627.60+0.584+2.16%+0.01
+32022-12-0835.20+8.180+30.28%+0.17
+72022-12-1236.79+9.770+36.16%+0.21
+142022-12-1936.02+9.008+33.34%+0.19
+302023-01-0453.97+26.950+99.76%+0.57
+602023-02-0329.38+2.368+8.77%+0.05
+902023-03-0339.71+12.698+47.00%+0.27

One volatility unit for this series is 176.40%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (737 changes). It is not a significance test.

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Arabian Gulf to north-west Europe dirty tanker rate

Tanker freight rates are licensed such that public display, onward passing and derived data are all expressly prohibited, verified verbatim, and no open institution publishes a tanker rate.

13 offsets in the window are affected.

EU refined-product benchmark

EU refined-product benchmarks (Platts / Argus) are proprietary with no redistribution grant. US crack spreads are not a valid EU proxy and are not substituted.

13 offsets in the window are affected.

north-west Europe refining margin / crack spread

No published refining-margin series is held, and computing a margin ourselves would need the licensed EU product benchmarks, which may not be republished.

13 offsets in the window are affected.

wholesale / rack price

Wholesale / rack price series are proprietary with no redistribution grant.

13 offsets in the window are affected.

Source
European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER)Unknown
Period 2022-10-31Updated 2026-09-25 14:09 UTCConfidenceUnknownMethodologyDownload CSV

T0 is 2022-12-05. The baseline window is -90 to -31 days. Offsets materialised: -30, -14, -7, -3, -1, 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90. Method 1.0, calculation event_study-1.0, computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC.

Is EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022) really the reason?

The question splits into dimensions that are measured separately and never added into one number. Each row says whether we can see that dimension at all, and gives one published figure where we can.

Of the eight price-transmission channels this site reports, 4 have data in this run Calculated - a count of the rows below, not a measurement.

Methodology §11.1 publishes the thresholds the sentences below use: all eight channels present for the full comparison, at least three for the claim to be testable here at all, and 2.0 volatility units for a move to be described as outside a series' normal variation. Those are published wording choices, not statistical tests.

Dimensions of exposure to EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), each with its status and one published figure.
DimensionStatusPublished figure, or why there is none
Direct crude exposure (D1)Share of imported crude whose route requires the Strait of Hormuz.Range only
16.44–17.14 % of imported tonnes at +30 d (2023-01) · no midpoint
Direct product exposure (D2)Share of imported refined product whose route requires the Strait of Hormuz.Range only
0–0.9756 % of imported tonnes at +30 d (2023-01) · no midpoint
Emergency stock cover (D7)Days of cover the published emergency stocks amount to. A buffer against a supply disruption, not a share of imports, and not a price channel.Observed
84.00 days of cover at +30 d (published 2023-01-01)+13.51% from the level at T0 = +6.32 volatility units
Crude benchmarkThe quoted crude price European cargoes are priced against.Observed
75.31 $ per barrel at +30 d (published 2023-01-04)-9.66% from the level at T0 = -2.14 volatility units
Refined-product benchmarkThe quoted product price refineries and wholesalers price against.UnavailableEU refined-product benchmarks (Platts / Argus) are proprietary with no redistribution grant. US crack spreads are not a valid EU proxy and are not substituted.
Refining marginWhat refining a barrel into this product earned.UnavailableNo published refining-margin series is held, and computing a margin ourselves would need the licensed EU product benchmarks, which may not be republished.
Freight ratesWhat it cost to ship the cargo.UnavailableTanker freight rates are licensed such that public display, onward passing and derived data are all expressly prohibited, verified verbatim, and no open institution publishes a tanker rate.
InventoriesStocks held, which absorb or amplify a supply change.Observed
2,351,000 tonnes at +30 d (published 2023-01-01)+3.39% from the level at T0 = +0.57 volatility units
Wholesale pricesThe price between the refinery gate and the forecourt.UnavailableWholesale / rack price series are proprietary with no redistribution grant.
Pump price before taxThe pump price with excise, VAT and other fuel taxes stripped out.Observed
0.6971 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-01-02)-18.04% from the level at T0 = -6.73 volatility units
Pump price with taxWhat a driver actually paid.Observed
1.285 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-01-02)-12.54% from the level at T0 = -7.13 volatility units

Physical exposure to the Strait of Hormuz and price exposure are different questions. A country with almost no direct physical exposure can still see its pump price move, because crude is priced globally - and a series that moved in this window may have moved for other reasons.

What the pump price did around this date

The decomposition page can be pinned to the weeks around the event date, so the pump move can be split into tax, input cost and the part the input cost does not account for.

Price decomposition, 2022-11-28 to 2023-01-04 →

The window is the published event date minus 7 days to plus 30 days. It is a window for looking, not a claim that the event caused what is inside it.

Actual vs crude-only: Romania, petrol (euro-super 95)

What the pre-tax price did from four weeks before to thirteen weeks after the event week, next to what it would have done had it followed only the crude input cost at the speed the stored pass-through estimate measures. The shaded difference is not explained by crude; it is not attributed to the event or to anything else.

The crude-only comparison could not be read.

API 404 for /api/events/eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022/crude-only: No stored crude-only run for 'eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022' and country 'romania'. Runs are stored for the pilot countries; available_countries lists them.

What the numbers support, sentence by sentence

Each sentence comes from a fixed template, chosen by published thresholds. Open “why this sentence” to see the numbers that selected it. None of this text is written by a language model, and none of it attributes cause.

  1. In the 7 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's pre-tax petrol price moved -12.4%, which is 4.6 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.74519
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.775886118359371
    t0_value
    0.8504700000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -12.379037473397066
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.619143624951027
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.10528000000000004
    change_pct_from_t0
    -12.379037473397066
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.6799421015033515
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.619143624951027
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.74519
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.775886118359371
    t0_value
    0.8504700000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -12.379037473397066
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.619143624951027
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.10528000000000004
    change_pct_from_t0
    -12.379037473397066
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.6799421015033515
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.619143624951027

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint a2c6ef294661feaf1ccd1762cf71be4e939163e1f84447b8680f6dd1f35340f3 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  2. In the 30 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's pre-tax petrol price moved -18.0%, which is 6.7 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.69705
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.3837407802319905
    t0_value
    0.8504700000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -18.03943701717875
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.7312786373479
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.1534200000000001
    change_pct_from_t0
    -18.03943701717875
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.6799421015033515
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.7312786373479
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.69705
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.3837407802319905
    t0_value
    0.8504700000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -18.03943701717875
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.7312786373479
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.1534200000000001
    change_pct_from_t0
    -18.03943701717875
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.6799421015033515
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.7312786373479

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 6fb5008bb81f20d560c15b01dcaa3bf9295ba491ec394fa86449f2445983e223 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  3. In the 90 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's pre-tax petrol price moved -9.1%, which is 3.4 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.77289
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -3.8507183964260223
    t0_value
    0.8504700000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -9.122014885886639
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -3.4038104333558232
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.0775800000000001
    change_pct_from_t0
    -9.122014885886639
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.6799421015033515
    change_in_volatility_units
    -3.4038104333558232
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.77289
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -3.8507183964260223
    t0_value
    0.8504700000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -9.122014885886639
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -3.4038104333558232
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.0775800000000001
    change_pct_from_t0
    -9.122014885886639
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.6799421015033515
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -3.4038104333558232

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 12a43d59e64505f5f436568df687ccfd2a2a4b85d995de6676b39f1f8f7b834d · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  4. In the 7 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -8.6%, which is 4.9 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.3434700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.626941382205379
    t0_value
    1.46971
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -8.589449619312647
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.885289765373788
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.1262399999999999
    change_pct_from_t0
    -8.589449619312647
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.758227256076681
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.885289765373788
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.3434700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.626941382205379
    t0_value
    1.46971
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -8.589449619312647
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.885289765373788
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.1262399999999999
    change_pct_from_t0
    -8.589449619312647
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.758227256076681
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.885289765373788

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 5027b006eb1ea6642a94e6f8049e466e2190f01bcea9d39aa0f85c8712c4c3d3 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  5. In the 30 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -12.5%, which is 7.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.28543
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.203260744882009
    t0_value
    1.46971
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -12.538528008926932
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -7.131346625182845
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.18428
    change_pct_from_t0
    -12.538528008926932
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.758227256076681
    change_in_volatility_units
    -7.131346625182845
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.28543
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.203260744882009
    t0_value
    1.46971
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -12.538528008926932
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -7.131346625182845
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.18428
    change_pct_from_t0
    -12.538528008926932
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.758227256076681
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -7.131346625182845

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint cb97720609077a9b98d1d83477667b2102508e3106e602580ec65ffb6183921e · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  6. In the 90 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -8.2%, which is 4.7 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.34939
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.46615897994753
    t0_value
    1.46971
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -8.186649066822705
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.656195061547643
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.12031999999999998
    change_pct_from_t0
    -8.186649066822705
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.758227256076681
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.656195061547643
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.34939
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.46615897994753
    t0_value
    1.46971
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -8.186649066822705
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.656195061547643
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.12031999999999998
    change_pct_from_t0
    -8.186649066822705
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.758227256076681
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.656195061547643

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 8ee8a5eb9f441edd3a8de39bfeb79425c49b5be6d52121b1ee2956bd9af6d1c9 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  7. In the 7 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's pre-tax diesel price moved -10.1%, which is 4.2 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.9793400000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.1067501894987135
    t0_value
    1.08996
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -10.148996293441956
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.195835655152587
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.11061999999999994
    change_pct_from_t0
    -10.148996293441956
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.418825980702734
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.195835655152587
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.9793400000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.1067501894987135
    t0_value
    1.08996
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -10.148996293441956
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.195835655152587
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.11061999999999994
    change_pct_from_t0
    -10.148996293441956
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.418825980702734
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.195835655152587

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint c70dc94e08166d69869c516827b158ee42d27dac8ef5fd5e28d6db9f1c49c0a7 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  8. In the 30 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's pre-tax diesel price moved -14.6%, which is 6.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.9304500000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -5.452916461523065
    t0_value
    1.08996
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -14.63448199933942
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.050241776834111
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.15950999999999993
    change_pct_from_t0
    -14.63448199933942
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.418825980702734
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.050241776834111
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.9304500000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -5.452916461523065
    t0_value
    1.08996
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -14.63448199933942
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.050241776834111
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.15950999999999993
    change_pct_from_t0
    -14.63448199933942
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.418825980702734
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.050241776834111

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 3566199122757b32330f454db8e4df00897954ac6eb5cbb1c765e0bb0d4e7e5b · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  9. In the 90 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's pre-tax diesel price moved -17.5%, which is 7.2 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.89912
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.31557527319259
    t0_value
    1.08996
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -17.50889940915263
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -7.238594073669501
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.19084
    change_pct_from_t0
    -17.50889940915263
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.418825980702734
    change_in_volatility_units
    -7.238594073669501
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    0.89912
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.31557527319259
    t0_value
    1.08996
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -17.50889940915263
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -7.238594073669501
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.19084
    change_pct_from_t0
    -17.50889940915263
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.418825980702734
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -7.238594073669501

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint f939a68591858d9992899364c5961b2fa3c8d32562061d7338534512255a029b · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  10. In the 7 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -7.7%, which is 4.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.58398
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.003274119125861
    t0_value
    1.71649
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -7.719823593496036
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.5005207379054735
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.13251000000000013
    change_pct_from_t0
    -7.719823593496036
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.71531785832606
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.5005207379054735
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.58398
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -4.003274119125861
    t0_value
    1.71649
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -7.719823593496036
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.5005207379054735
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.13251000000000013
    change_pct_from_t0
    -7.719823593496036
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.71531785832606
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.5005207379054735

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 160eaf7d61f917024fe8aba2bf7daaa0883b956dd1df88ceef851fa3602d7fcd · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  11. In the 30 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -11.2%, which is 6.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.5251
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -5.330000149205678
    t0_value
    1.71649
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -11.15007952274701
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.500299328561834
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.19139000000000017
    change_pct_from_t0
    -11.15007952274701
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.71531785832606
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.500299328561834
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.5251
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -5.330000149205678
    t0_value
    1.71649
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -11.15007952274701
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.500299328561834
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.19139000000000017
    change_pct_from_t0
    -11.15007952274701
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.71531785832606
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.500299328561834

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 3de04fa4b4abba3695086d34132b234978ddde0a517755ef1771f359fde999e2 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  12. In the 90 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), Romania's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -14.7%, which is 8.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.4649
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.686469357948964
    t0_value
    1.71649
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -14.657236569977103
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -8.544909912079367
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.25159
    change_pct_from_t0
    -14.657236569977103
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.71531785832606
    change_in_volatility_units
    -8.544909912079367
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (week-to-week)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    1.4649
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -6.686469357948964
    t0_value
    1.71649
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -14.657236569977103
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -8.544909912079367
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.25159
    change_pct_from_t0
    -14.657236569977103
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.71531785832606
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -8.544909912079367

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 490b93e3f50b480eb2be9ce78dca139437ce0756041db4ca59291fe5810d13a9 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  13. Over the 4 weeks after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), crude costs alone would have moved Romania's pre-tax petrol price by -0.5 c/L (range -2.4–+1.3); it actually moved -15.3 c/L, leaving -14.8 c/L not explained by crude.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2022-12-30
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.14824028374769016
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.1534200000000001
    expected_eur_per_litre
    -0.0051797162523099394
    proxy_volatility_units
    0.2070376188168671
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    7.428000000000001
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.02358838258733545
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.013228950082715536
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.43434263983826
    Thresholds
    source
    docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.7; horizons are a v1 choice of this module
    proxy_rule
    the proxy sentence is added only when the US crack spread proxy moved by at least UNUSUAL_MOVE_VOLATILITY_UNITS of its normal day-to-day variation over the same weeks
    confidence_cap
    MEDIUM (docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.5)
    statement_weeks
    [4,13]
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2022-12-30
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.14824028374769016
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.1534200000000001
    expected_eur_per_litre
    -0.0051797162523099394
    proxy_volatility_units
    0.2070376188168671
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    7.428000000000001
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.02358838258733545
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.013228950082715536
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.43434263983826

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint abaa334bcb5f643cd571cca4abbeb622ea34da09b5dc7f49cad69cebbbe89f61 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  14. Over the 13 weeks after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), crude costs alone would have moved Romania's pre-tax petrol price by +2.1 c/L (range -3.3–+7.6); it actually moved -6.3 c/L, leaving -8.4 c/L not explained by crude.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2023-03-06
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.08445640765830437
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.06301999999999996
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.02143640765830441
    proxy_volatility_units
    0.15391245706875872
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    5.5219999999999985
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.03339926382178015
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.0762720791383887
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.43434263983826
    Thresholds
    source
    docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.7; horizons are a v1 choice of this module
    proxy_rule
    the proxy sentence is added only when the US crack spread proxy moved by at least UNUSUAL_MOVE_VOLATILITY_UNITS of its normal day-to-day variation over the same weeks
    confidence_cap
    MEDIUM (docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.5)
    statement_weeks
    [4,13]
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2023-03-06
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.08445640765830437
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.06301999999999996
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.02143640765830441
    proxy_volatility_units
    0.15391245706875872
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    5.5219999999999985
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.03339926382178015
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.0762720791383887
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.43434263983826

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 083376d20d479fc2ad3c641b14121c9d835e969ffab1a25bb9759b29b93fb294 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  15. Over the 4 weeks after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), crude costs alone would have moved Romania's pre-tax diesel price by -1.4 c/L (range -2.2–-0.6); it actually moved -16.0 c/L, leaving -14.6 c/L not explained by crude. Over the same period the US diesel crack spread, a proxy for the Atlantic product market and not a European margin, widened by 12.6 $/bbl.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2022-12-30
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.14562951769832572
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.15950999999999993
    expected_eur_per_litre
    -0.013880482301674218
    proxy_volatility_units
    2.948513147105371
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    12.594000000000001
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.02204206035669491
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    -0.005718904246652858
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.842624566455152
    Thresholds
    source
    docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.7; horizons are a v1 choice of this module
    proxy_rule
    the proxy sentence is added only when the US crack spread proxy moved by at least UNUSUAL_MOVE_VOLATILITY_UNITS of its normal day-to-day variation over the same weeks
    confidence_cap
    MEDIUM (docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.5)
    statement_weeks
    [4,13]
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2022-12-30
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-01-02
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.14562951769832572
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.15950999999999993
    expected_eur_per_litre
    -0.013880482301674218
    proxy_volatility_units
    2.948513147105371
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    12.594000000000001
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.02204206035669491
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    -0.005718904246652858
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.842624566455152

    Template event.crude_only.computed_with_proxy v1.1 · Fingerprint 49778f77173174bcbeade482a70b17d93ad82bcc301f1bf013f4c04d0d5c077d · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  16. Over the 13 weeks after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), crude costs alone would have moved Romania's pre-tax diesel price by +3.9 c/L (range +1.0–+6.7); it actually moved -17.8 c/L, leaving -21.6 c/L not explained by crude.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-03-06
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.21613696418779912
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.17754000000000003
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.03859696418779909
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.6767707765260176
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -7.161999999999999
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.009880309962015544
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.06731361841358266
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.842624566455152
    Thresholds
    source
    docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.7; horizons are a v1 choice of this module
    proxy_rule
    the proxy sentence is added only when the US crack spread proxy moved by at least UNUSUAL_MOVE_VOLATILITY_UNITS of its normal day-to-day variation over the same weeks
    confidence_cap
    MEDIUM (docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §7.5)
    statement_weeks
    [4,13]
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Romania
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-03-06
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2022-12-05
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.21613696418779912
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2022-12-05
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.17754000000000003
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.03859696418779909
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.6767707765260176
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -7.161999999999999
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.009880309962015544
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.06731361841358266
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.842624566455152

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 33a532f032166c5789c8ce28f2c0c84a71c46da84debb82aa22930a92c001a71 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  17. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked crude was moderate (0%–10%) for Romania in 2022-12. No point estimate is published: the origins concerned export from both inside and outside the Persian Gulf and the split per period is not public.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    moderate
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2022-12
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Romania
    commodity
    crude
    dimension
    DIRECT_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    10.25
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    RANGE_ONLY
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/METHODOLOGY.md §9 publishes no bands
    band_applied_to
    upper bound of the range (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md §3.2: a range has no meaningful midpoint)
    dependence_limited_max_pct
    10
    dependence_moderate_max_pct
    33
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    moderate
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2022-12
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Romania
    commodity
    crude
    dimension
    DIRECT_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    10.25
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    RANGE_ONLY
    statement_topic
    hormuz
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.dependence.range v1.1 · Fingerprint a2723052b340dabdc4cb82dd4bbe2b3fca2c9aae2fca19b2dde9bb8e7f83f225 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  18. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked refined product was limited (0%–3%) for Romania in 2022-12. No point estimate is published: the origins concerned export from both inside and outside the Persian Gulf and the split per period is not public.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    limited
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2022-12
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Romania
    commodity
    refined product
    dimension
    DIRECT_PRODUCT
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    3.25581395348837
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    PARTIAL
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/METHODOLOGY.md §9 publishes no bands
    band_applied_to
    upper bound of the range (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md §3.2: a range has no meaningful midpoint)
    dependence_limited_max_pct
    10
    dependence_moderate_max_pct
    33
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    limited
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2022-12
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Romania
    commodity
    refined product
    dimension
    DIRECT_PRODUCT
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    3.25581395348837
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    PARTIAL
    statement_topic
    hormuz
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.dependence.range v1.1 · Fingerprint e4201fbd941693c413a60955676fd11cd6d0f52ce279ff90c2c423973c870022 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  19. Available evidence does show a physical supply reduction: Romania's reported crude imports in 2022-12 were -11.1% against the mean of the previous 12 months.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2022-12
    country
    Romania
    change_pct
    -11.11111111111111
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    648000
    baseline_months
    12
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm"]
    baseline_mean_tonnes
    729000
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/METHODOLOGY.md publishes no cut-off
    min_baseline_months
    6
    baseline_months_used
    12
    supply_reduction_pct
    -10
    supply_baseline_months
    12
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2022-12
    country
    Romania
    change_pct
    -11.11111111111111
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    648000
    baseline_months
    12
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm"]
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    baseline_mean_tonnes
    729000
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.supply.reduction v1.1 · Fingerprint f2ce6d63c90d44c530833cbfabf65532dc61c709f5cec75e14d24c845f79a941 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  20. In 2022-12, Romania's oil stocks stood 1.4% above their trailing 12-month mean — inside the 5% either side that this site reads as in line with it, with 74.0 days of cover (as published).

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2022-12
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    direction
    above
    siec_code
    O4000
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    holder_type
    STK_CL
    series_code
    INVENTORY_RO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    days_of_cover
    74
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    -4.292929292929293
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    2274000
    days_of_cover_basis
    as published by Eurostat (nrg_stk_oem, STK_EUE_DIR); not stocks divided by consumption (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md D7)
    observation_gap_days
    4
    trailing_12m_mean_tonnes
    2243583.3333333335
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct
    1.3557181591947407
    trailing_12m_observations
    12
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/METHODOLOGY.md publishes no band
    band_applied_to
    the rounded figure printed in the sentence
    days_of_cover_basis
    as published (Eurostat nrg_stk_oem, STK_EUE_DIR); never stocks divided by consumption (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md D7)
    trailing_window_months
    12
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct_raw
    1.3557181591947407
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct_shown
    1.4
    inventory_material_deviation_pct
    5
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2022-12
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    direction
    above
    siec_code
    O4000
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    holder_type
    STK_CL
    series_code
    INVENTORY_RO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    days_of_cover
    74
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    -4.292929292929293
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2022-12-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    2274000
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    days_of_cover_basis
    as published by Eurostat (nrg_stk_oem, STK_EUE_DIR); not stocks divided by consumption (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md D7)
    methodology_version
    1.0
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    4
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    2243583.3333333335
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    1.3557181591947407
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
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    12

    Template event.inventory_level.in_line v1.1 · Fingerprint db8e4cb535b22f3e1b02753b6e02a60302e4297f7a7d92b32c45b70f86cee436 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  21. Summary of what can be checked here

    Only part of the chain can be checked for Romania around EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022): 4 of the 8 series the method compares are available (crude benchmark, inventories, pre-tax pump price and pump price with tax), while refined-product benchmark, refining margin, freight rates and wholesale prices are not. Any claim that rests on the missing links cannot be tested here. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked crude was moderate (0–10%) over the period covered. This page describes what each series did around the event date. It is not a finding about cause: no causal design is published for this site, and a series that moved in the same window may have moved for other reasons.

    about RomaniaUnknownUnknown
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    country
    Romania
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    dependence_band
    moderate
    dependence_range
    0–10%
    channels_available
    ["crude benchmark","inventories","pre-tax pump price","pump price with tax"]
    supply_template_id
    event.supply.reduction
    channels_unavailable
    ["refined-product benchmark","refining margin","freight rates","wholesale prices"]
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; the channel list is docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.3
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    8
    channels_available
    4
    verdict_partial_min_channels
    3
    verdict_assessable_min_channels
    8
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    Romania
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
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    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    dependence_band
    moderate
    statement_topic
    event
    dependence_range
    0–10%
    channels_available
    ["crude benchmark","inventories","pre-tax pump price","pump price with tax"]
    supply_template_id
    event.supply.reduction
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    channels_unavailable
    ["refined-product benchmark","refining margin","freight rates","wholesale prices"]
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    event_study-1.0

    Template event.verdict.partial v1.1 · Fingerprint 6e81058cf1ee01b2d6b2c1dc3ef91bdca3443c365a6c765209f8235800494451 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  22. In the 7 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), the Brent crude benchmark moved -6.4%, which is 1.4 times its normal day-to-day variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about the event as a wholeCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    78
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    OBSERVED
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    -3.919330167431879
    t0_value
    83.36
    benchmark
    Brent crude
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    -6.429942418426104
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
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    7
    series_code
    BRENT
    variation_label
    day-to-day
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    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -1.424724765497578
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    -5.359999999999999
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    -6.429942418426104
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.513111987760301
    change_in_volatility_units
    -1.424724765497578
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (day-to-day)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    78
    status
    OBSERVED
    z_score
    -3.919330167431879
    t0_value
    83.36
    benchmark
    Brent crude
    change_pct
    -6.429942418426104
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    BRENT
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    day-to-day
    observation_date
    2022-12-12
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -1.424724765497578
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    -5.359999999999999
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    -6.429942418426104
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    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.513111987760301
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -1.424724765497578

    Template event.benchmark_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint b54773c6d8ea729448e355679535649a28ea7e4cedc8813dfcf6f2802aab32bd · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  23. In the 30 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), the Brent crude benchmark moved -9.7%, which is 2.1 times its normal day-to-day variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about the event as a wholeCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    75.31
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    OBSERVED
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    -4.677910199838048
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    Brent crude
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    -9.65690978886756
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
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    BRENT
    variation_label
    day-to-day
    observation_date
    2023-01-04
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.1397452168387128
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -8.049999999999997
    change_pct_from_t0
    -9.65690978886756
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.513111987760301
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.1397452168387128
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (day-to-day)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    75.31
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    OBSERVED
    z_score
    -4.677910199838048
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    83.36
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    Brent crude
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    -9.65690978886756
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
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    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    BRENT
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    day-to-day
    observation_date
    2023-01-04
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.1397452168387128
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    -9.65690978886756
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    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    0
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.513111987760301
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.1397452168387128

    Template event.benchmark_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint a66bdad4120941189e2864b65cefe96af6989d6c7dc9d9e481dad3f463e1452c · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  24. In the 90 days after EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022), the Brent crude benchmark moved +2.9%, which is 0.6 times its normal day-to-day variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about the event as a wholeCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    85.74
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    OBSERVED
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    Brent crude
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    2.855086372360839
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    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
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    series_code
    BRENT
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    day-to-day
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    2023-03-03
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    false
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    0.6326203249784009
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    2.3799999999999955
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    2.855086372360839
    observation_gap_days
    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.513111987760301
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.6326203249784009
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (day-to-day)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    value
    85.74
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    OBSERVED
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    t0_value
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    benchmark
    Brent crude
    change_pct
    2.855086372360839
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    BRENT
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    day-to-day
    observation_date
    2023-03-03
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.6326203249784009
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    2.3799999999999955
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    2.855086372360839
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    event_statements-1.0
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    1.0
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    2
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    4.513111987760301
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    change_in_volatility_units
    0.6326203249784009

    Template event.benchmark_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 95c15aae3aef102cb53ce9861989a6b3fd3d482e297b83dd1613ec9cd40b15cc · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  25. Freight rates reaction cannot be assessed: tanker freight rates are licensed such that public display, onward passing and derived data are all expressly prohibited, verified verbatim, and no open institution publishes a tanker rate.

    about the event as a wholeUnknownUnknown
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["freight rates"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_FREIGHT_SOURCE
    Thresholds
    source
    CLAUDE.md §1; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.1 (a series with no licensed source is visible as a gap)
    any_missing_channel_is_disclosed
    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["freight rates"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_FREIGHT_SOURCE
    statement_topic
    event
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    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint 81f14ddf9bdd5a846c68ffa6a0c2ac90cc0051c094198d9fc185147f886c0b88 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  26. Refined-product benchmark reaction cannot be assessed: EU refined-product benchmarks (Platts / Argus) are proprietary with no redistribution grant. US crack spreads are not a valid EU proxy and are not substituted.

    about the event as a wholeUnknownUnknown
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refined-product benchmark"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_PRODUCT_BENCHMARK
    Thresholds
    source
    CLAUDE.md §1; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.1 (a series with no licensed source is visible as a gap)
    any_missing_channel_is_disclosed
    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refined-product benchmark"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
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    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_PRODUCT_BENCHMARK
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    event
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint 91941020696deeb37b6bfcb5c4e321ba5865cedc68042d4a64d30524b6fb2549 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  27. Wholesale prices reaction cannot be assessed: wholesale / rack price series are proprietary with no redistribution grant.

    about the event as a wholeUnknownUnknown
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["wholesale prices"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_WHOLESALE_SERIES
    Thresholds
    source
    CLAUDE.md §1; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.1 (a series with no licensed source is visible as a gap)
    any_missing_channel_is_disclosed
    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["wholesale prices"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_WHOLESALE_SERIES
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    event
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    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint e638c4d7da43b662509013a365f2d13fca0fa20208646d67ade6d6d3b40790a0 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  28. Refining margin reaction cannot be assessed: no published refining-margin series is held, and computing a margin ourselves would need the licensed EU product benchmarks, which may not be republished.

    about the event as a wholeUnknownUnknown
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refining margin"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    reason_code
    NO_REFINERY_MARGIN_SERIES
    Thresholds
    source
    CLAUDE.md §1; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.1 (a series with no licensed source is visible as a gap)
    any_missing_channel_is_disclosed
    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2022-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refining margin"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-crude-embargo-2022
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    reason_code
    NO_REFINERY_MARGIN_SERIES
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    event
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    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint e1f282615a660e84b280ecac2938abde9502c7d8209f04d500d682817c457aef · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

What this does not show

  • It does not show that the event caused anything. No causal design is published for this site, and a series that moved in this window may have moved for other reasons.
  • A change in volatility units is not a significance test, and neither is a z-score. They measure different things and are not interchangeable.
  • Channels with no licensed or loaded source are shown as empty panels, not as flat lines. “We cannot see this” is not “this did not move”.
  • Nothing is interpolated. Where several offsets resolve to one published figure, that is what the publisher printed, and the change against the event date is zero because it is the same number.

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How to read the labels

  • OfficialReported directly by an official authority.
  • VerifiedReported by a third party we have verified against a primary record.
  • CalculatedComputed by us from reported inputs. The method is published on the methodology page.
  • Inferred · highNot reported. Inferred from at least two independent physical records.
  • Inferred · mediumNot reported. Inferred from strong indirect evidence, with no explicit confirmation.
  • Inferred · lowNot reported. Plausible from infrastructure or movement data only. Do not read as fact.
  • UnknownNo defensible public evidence establishes this. We are not guessing, and this is not a measurement of zero.