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Events / Import ban

EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)

Dates
2023-02-05 → no end date recorded
Dated to
the day
Status
Ongoing
Scope
European Union

What the sources said

Second phase of the sixth sanctions package of 3 June 2022 (Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014): an eight-month wind-down for refined petroleum products against six months for seaborne crude. 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." Recorded as a separate marker because each event on this timeline has a single start date and the two phases have different in-force dates. 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 2026-09-25 14:07 UTCRevision 2
Source documents (2)
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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.

Belgium, 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+9088.2974.522023-01-06: 76.41 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 86.96 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 85.36 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 80.57 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 78.85 $ per barrel, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 80.48 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 84.17 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 85.46 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 81.97 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 85.86 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 86.56 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 75.85 $ 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.

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
−302023-01-0676.41-2.440-3.09%-0.68
−142023-01-2086.96+8.110+10.29%+2.27
−72023-01-2785.36+6.510+8.26%+1.82
−32023-02-0280.57+1.720+2.18%+0.48
−12023-02-03same print as T078.850.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T078.850.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-0680.48+1.630+2.07%+0.46
+32023-02-0884.17+5.320+6.75%+1.49
+72023-02-1085.46+6.610+8.38%+1.85
+142023-02-1781.97+3.120+3.96%+0.87
+302023-03-0685.86+7.010+8.89%+1.96
+602023-04-0686.56+7.710+9.78%+2.16
+902023-05-0575.85-3.000-3.80%-0.84

One volatility unit for this series is 4.53%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (757 changes). It is not a significance test.

reported crude oil imports, all origins

Unit: tonnesPublished: monthlyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+902,656,4162,238,7842023-01-01: 2,616,000 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 2,279,200 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 2,573,400 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 2,288,500 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 2,314,800 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
−302023-01-012,616,000+336,800+14.78%+0.63
−142023-01-012,616,000+336,800+14.78%+0.63
−72023-01-012,616,000+336,800+14.78%+0.63
−32023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T02,279,2000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-012,573,400+294,200+12.91%+0.55
+602023-04-012,288,500+9,300+0.41%+0.02
+902023-05-012,314,800+35,600+1.56%+0.07

One volatility unit for this series is 23.48%, 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+900.9450.7852023-01-02: 0.8010 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.8171 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.8200 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.8283 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.8365 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.8401 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.8509 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.9026 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.9299 € 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
−302023-01-020.8010-0.027-3.29%-0.15
−142023-01-160.8171-0.011-1.35%-0.06
−72023-01-230.8200-0.008-1.00%-0.05
−32023-01-30same print as T00.82830.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.82830.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.82830.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.8365+0.008+1.00%+0.05
+32023-02-060.8365+0.008+1.00%+0.05
+72023-02-060.8365+0.008+1.00%+0.05
+142023-02-130.8401+0.012+1.43%+0.06
+302023-03-060.8509+0.023+2.73%+0.12
+602023-04-030.9026+0.074+8.97%+0.41
+902023-05-010.9299+0.102+12.27%+0.56

One volatility unit for this series is 21.96%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (149 changes). It is not a significance test.

ECB euro foreign exchange reference rate

Unit: US dollars per euroPublished: dailyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+901.1081.0442023-01-06: 1.050 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 1.083 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 1.087 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 1.099 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 1.094 US dollars per euro, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 1.078 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 1.074 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 1.069 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 1.063 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +142023-03-07: 1.067 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 1.092 US dollars per euro, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 1.101 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.

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
−302023-01-061.050-0.044-4.00%-7.81
−142023-01-201.083-0.011-1.01%-1.98
−72023-01-271.087-0.007-0.66%-1.29
−32023-02-021.099+0.005+0.47%+0.91
−12023-02-03same print as T01.0940.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T01.0940.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-061.078-0.016-1.47%-2.88
+32023-02-081.074-0.020-1.85%-3.61
+72023-02-101.069-0.025-2.26%-4.41
+142023-02-171.063-0.031-2.85%-5.57
+302023-03-071.067-0.027-2.49%-4.86
+602023-04-061.092-0.002-0.20%-0.39
+902023-05-051.101+0.008+0.70%+1.38

One volatility unit for this series is 0.51%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (772 changes). It is not a significance test.

direct crude Hormuz exposure D1

Unit: % of imported tonnesPublished: monthlyUnknownUnknown
T0−30T0+30+60+9031.732.942023-01-01: 12.42 to 28.95 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 7.115 to 18.61 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 7.949 to 17.12 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-04-01: 7.271 to 15.47 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-05-01: 5.730 to 15.76 % 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
−302023-01-0112.42–28.95not publishednot publishednot published
−142023-01-0112.42–28.95not publishednot publishednot published
−72023-01-0112.42–28.95not publishednot publishednot published
−32023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
−12023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
T02023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
+12023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
+32023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
+72023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
+142023-02-017.115–18.61not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-03-017.949–17.12not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-04-017.271–15.47not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-05-015.730–15.76not 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+9026.170.002023-01-01: 0 to 4.099 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 0 to 5.012 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 2.029 to 9.478 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-04-01: 3.807 to 7.316 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-05-01: 1.539 to 23.37 % 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
−302023-01-010–4.099not publishednot publishednot published
−142023-01-010–4.099not publishednot publishednot published
−72023-01-010–4.099not publishednot publishednot published
−32023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
−12023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
T02023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
+12023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
+32023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
+72023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
+142023-02-010–5.012not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-03-012.029–9.478not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-04-013.807–7.316not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-05-011.539–23.37not 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+90113.4102.62023-01-01: 108.0 days of cover, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 108.0 days of cover, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 108.0 days of cover, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 108.0 days of cover, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 108.0 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
−302023-01-01108.00.0000.00%0.00
−142023-01-01108.00.0000.00%0.00
−72023-01-01108.00.0000.00%0.00
−32023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T0108.00.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-01108.00.0000.00%0.00
+602023-04-01108.00.0000.00%0.00
+902023-05-01108.00.0000.00%0.00

One volatility unit for this series is 4.16%, 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: weeklyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+900.5050.4172023-01-02: 0.4598 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.4913 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.4969 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.4720 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.4881 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.4951 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.4922 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.4959 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.4258 € 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
−302023-01-020.4598-0.012-2.58%-0.32
−142023-01-160.4913+0.019+4.09%+0.51
−72023-01-230.4969+0.025+5.28%+0.65
−32023-01-30same print as T00.47200.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.47200.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.47200.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.4881+0.016+3.41%+0.42
+32023-02-060.4881+0.016+3.41%+0.42
+72023-02-060.4881+0.016+3.41%+0.42
+142023-02-130.4951+0.023+4.89%+0.61
+302023-03-060.4922+0.020+4.28%+0.53
+602023-04-030.4959+0.024+5.07%+0.63
+902023-05-010.4258-0.046-9.79%-1.21

One volatility unit for this series is 8.07%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (149 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+907,591,7967,113,4042023-01-01: 7,159,700 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 7,403,500 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 7,210,100 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 7,545,500 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 7,407,800 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
−302023-01-017,159,700-243,800-3.29%-1.15
−142023-01-017,159,700-243,800-3.29%-1.15
−72023-01-017,159,700-243,800-3.29%-1.15
−32023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T07,403,5000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-017,210,100-193,400-2.61%-0.91
+602023-04-017,545,500+142,000+1.92%+0.67
+902023-05-017,407,800+4,300+0.06%+0.02

One volatility unit for this series is 2.88%, 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+900.014-0.1292023-01-02: -0.0069 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: -0.0446 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: -0.0218 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: -0.0113 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: -0.0377 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: -0.0489 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: -0.1052 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: -0.1155 € 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
−302023-01-02-0.0069-0.007not publishednot published
−142023-01-16-0.0446-0.045not publishednot published
−72023-01-23-0.0218-0.022not publishednot published
−32023-01-30same print as T000.000not publishednot published
−12023-01-30same print as T000.000not publishednot published
T02023-01-30same print as T000.000not publishednot published
+12023-02-06-0.0113-0.011not publishednot published
+32023-02-06-0.0113-0.011not publishednot published
+72023-02-06-0.0113-0.011not publishednot published
+142023-02-13-0.0377-0.038not publishednot published
+302023-03-06-0.0489-0.049not publishednot published
+602023-04-03-0.1052-0.105not publishednot published
+902023-05-01-0.1155-0.115not 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+901.7361.6532023-01-02: 1.687 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 1.661 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 1.692 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 1.728 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 1.725 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 1.697 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 1.697 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 1.691 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 1.712 € 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
−302023-01-021.687-0.041-2.39%-0.69
−142023-01-161.661-0.067-3.90%-1.13
−72023-01-231.692-0.036-2.11%-0.61
−32023-01-30same print as T01.7280.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T01.7280.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T01.7280.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-061.725-0.004-0.21%-0.06
+32023-02-061.725-0.004-0.21%-0.06
+72023-02-061.725-0.004-0.21%-0.06
+142023-02-131.697-0.031-1.81%-0.52
+302023-03-061.697-0.032-1.84%-0.53
+602023-04-031.691-0.037-2.16%-0.62
+902023-05-011.712-0.017-0.97%-0.28

One volatility unit for this series is 3.46%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (149 changes). It is not a significance test.

Weekly Oil Bulletin price without taxes

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+900.8350.7662023-01-02: 0.7941 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.7725 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.7982 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.8283 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.8252 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.8023 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.8019 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.7974 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.8144 € 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
−302023-01-020.7941-0.034-4.13%-0.52
−142023-01-160.7725-0.056-6.73%-0.84
−72023-01-230.7982-0.030-3.63%-0.46
−32023-01-30same print as T00.82830.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.82830.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.82830.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.8252-0.003-0.37%-0.05
+32023-02-060.8252-0.003-0.37%-0.05
+72023-02-060.8252-0.003-0.37%-0.05
+142023-02-130.8023-0.026-3.13%-0.39
+302023-03-060.8019-0.026-3.18%-0.40
+602023-04-030.7974-0.031-3.73%-0.47
+902023-05-010.8144-0.014-1.67%-0.21

One volatility unit for this series is 7.97%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (149 changes). It is not a significance test.

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

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedOfficial
T0−30T0+30+60+900.9020.8872023-01-02: 0.8930 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.8884 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.8938 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.9001 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.8995 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.8947 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.8946 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.8936 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.8972 € 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
−302023-01-020.8930-0.007-0.80%-0.41
−142023-01-160.8884-0.012-1.30%-0.66
−72023-01-230.8938-0.006-0.70%-0.36
−32023-01-30same print as T00.90010.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.90010.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.90010.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.8995-0.001-0.07%-0.04
+32023-02-060.8995-0.001-0.07%-0.04
+72023-02-060.8995-0.001-0.07%-0.04
+142023-02-130.8947-0.005-0.61%-0.31
+302023-03-060.8946-0.006-0.62%-0.31
+602023-04-030.8936-0.006-0.72%-0.37
+902023-05-010.8972-0.003-0.32%-0.16

One volatility unit for this series is 1.96%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (149 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+9035.3121.572023-01-06: 23.63 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 27.78 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 27.70 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 26.70 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 24.34 $ per barrel, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 25.32 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 25.07 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 25.04 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 22.90 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 25.19 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 33.98 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 27.39 $ 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.

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
−302023-01-0623.63-0.710-2.92%-0.02
−142023-01-2027.78+3.440+14.13%+0.08
−72023-01-2727.70+3.360+13.80%+0.08
−32023-02-0226.70+2.354+9.67%+0.05
−12023-02-03same print as T024.340.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T024.340.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-0625.32+0.974+4.00%+0.02
+32023-02-0825.07+0.728+2.99%+0.02
+72023-02-1025.04+0.698+2.87%+0.02
+142023-02-1722.90-1.440-5.92%-0.03
+302023-03-0625.19+0.844+3.47%+0.02
+602023-04-0633.98+9.636+39.58%+0.22
+902023-05-0527.39+3.042+12.50%+0.07

One volatility unit for this series is 182.66%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (735 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+9085.086.882023-01-06: 57.61 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 77.51 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 73.74 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 35.06 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 29.38 $ per barrel, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 32.50 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 37.04 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 31.97 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 24.75 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 37.16 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 19.15 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 14.45 $ 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.

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
−302023-01-0657.61+28.228+96.07%+0.54
−142023-01-2077.51+48.128+163.79%+0.93
−72023-01-2773.74+44.352+150.94%+0.85
−32023-02-0235.06+5.672+19.30%+0.11
−12023-02-03same print as T029.380.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T029.380.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-0632.50+3.116+10.60%+0.06
+32023-02-0837.04+7.658+26.06%+0.15
+72023-02-1031.97+2.588+8.81%+0.05
+142023-02-1724.75-4.632-15.76%-0.09
+302023-03-0637.16+7.774+26.46%+0.15
+602023-04-0619.15-10.230-34.81%-0.20
+902023-05-0514.45-14.934-50.82%-0.29

One volatility unit for this series is 176.64%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (735 changes). It is not a significance test.

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A source exists and its licence does not permit us to republish it. These channels are not missing from the world, only from this page.

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 2023-01Updated 2026-09-25 14:09 UTCConfidenceUnknownMethodologyDownload CSV

T0 is 2023-02-05. 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 Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023) 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 Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), 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
7.949–17.12 % of imported tonnes at +30 d (2023-03) · no midpoint
Direct product exposure (D2)Share of imported refined product whose route requires the Strait of Hormuz.Range only
2.029–9.478 % of imported tonnes at +30 d (2023-03) · 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
108.0 days of cover at +30 d (published 2023-03-01)0.00% from the level at T0 = 0.00 volatility units
Crude benchmarkThe quoted crude price European cargoes are priced against.Observed
85.86 $ per barrel at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)+8.89% from the level at T0 = +1.96 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
7,210,100 tonnes at +30 d (published 2023-03-01)-2.61% from the level at T0 = -0.91 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
0.8019 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)-3.18% from the level at T0 = -0.40 volatility units
Pump price with taxWhat a driver actually paid.Observed
1.697 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)-1.84% from the level at T0 = -0.53 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, 2023-01-29 to 2023-03-07 →

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: Belgium, 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-products-embargo-2023/crude-only: No stored crude-only run for 'eu-russia-products-embargo-2023' and country 'belgium'. 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 Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's pre-tax petrol price moved -0.4%, which is 0.0 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.8252200000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.23027080191477892
    t0_value
    0.82825
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.3658315725928134
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.04590727803286994
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.003029999999999977
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.3658315725928134
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    7.968923191892915
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.04590727803286994
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.8252200000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.23027080191477892
    t0_value
    0.82825
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.3658315725928134
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.04590727803286994
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.003029999999999977
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.3658315725928134
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    7.968923191892915
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.04590727803286994

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 0fdad11994efafc5c8fa94f44db375d1b98383ffe3b765d6d8cc1706c43c0fff · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  2. In the 30 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's pre-tax petrol price moved -3.2%, which is 0.4 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.80191
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.48198251269896897
    t0_value
    0.82825
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -3.1801992152128014
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.39907514963227875
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.02634000000000003
    change_pct_from_t0
    -3.1801992152128014
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    7.968923191892915
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.39907514963227875
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.80191
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.48198251269896897
    t0_value
    0.82825
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -3.1801992152128014
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.39907514963227875
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.02634000000000003
    change_pct_from_t0
    -3.1801992152128014
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    7.968923191892915
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.39907514963227875

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint ab0270a1d86fa148aaad12b8bb3bb872fc0db3da885242494dda268601b9d323 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  3. In the 90 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's pre-tax petrol price moved -1.7%, which is 0.2 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.8144199999999999
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.3468939883784976
    t0_value
    0.82825
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.6697856927256407
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.20953717993221171
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
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    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.6697856927256407
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    7.968923191892915
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.20953717993221171
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.8144199999999999
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.3468939883784976
    t0_value
    0.82825
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.6697856927256407
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.20953717993221171
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01383000000000012
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.6697856927256407
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    7.968923191892915
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.20953717993221171

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 4d2d54dfd6c11faf9b5ee24313bb5f7c3bf8b342d4e3a0e87c4520b0ea91de4e · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  4. In the 7 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -0.2%, which is 0.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.72471
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.17956404125626135
    t0_value
    1.7283800000000002
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.21233756465593698
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.061302633830425925
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.003670000000000284
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.21233756465593698
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.4637592447218624
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.061302633830425925
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.72471
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.17956404125626135
    t0_value
    1.7283800000000002
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.21233756465593698
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.061302633830425925
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.003670000000000284
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.21233756465593698
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.4637592447218624
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.061302633830425925

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 02ad22da27e564800f19cc30b38f96792b7f3a0e72abaf991a894807d84a61c2 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  5. In the 30 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -1.8%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.6965000000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.4572610287360192
    t0_value
    1.7283800000000002
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.844501787801301
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5325144322925981
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.03188000000000013
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.844501787801301
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.4637592447218624
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5325144322925981
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.6965000000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.4572610287360192
    t0_value
    1.7283800000000002
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.844501787801301
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5325144322925981
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.03188000000000013
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.844501787801301
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.4637592447218624
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5325144322925981

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint dc5656c682bd54e8fcb4db5b63f134627c80c75b31751fbae263337a1aebf974 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  6. In the 90 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -1.0%, which is 0.3 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.71164
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.3082240776391196
    t0_value
    1.7283800000000002
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.9685370115368263
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.2796201880984367
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.0167400000000002
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.9685370115368263
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.4637592447218624
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.2796201880984367
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.71164
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.3082240776391196
    t0_value
    1.7283800000000002
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.9685370115368263
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.2796201880984367
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.0167400000000002
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.9685370115368263
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.4637592447218624
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.2796201880984367

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 2a804c72c37f8f1c7ae38bf183a7a70c574a01315c33f8ac22433e0cd60568b0 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  7. In the 7 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's pre-tax diesel price moved -2.2%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.96775
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.9311431077677218
    t0_value
    0.9894700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -2.1951145562776104
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.48673140821432453
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.021720000000000073
    change_pct_from_t0
    -2.1951145562776104
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.509909406362012
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.48673140821432453
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.96775
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.9311431077677218
    t0_value
    0.9894700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -2.1951145562776104
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.48673140821432453
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.021720000000000073
    change_pct_from_t0
    -2.1951145562776104
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.509909406362012
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.48673140821432453

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 57d73d651639c0803b45cf3429a01cca3bf86fe0656f6d88350006bad0c45191 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  8. In the 30 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's pre-tax diesel price moved -9.3%, which is 2.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.89778
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -1.6552071079338904
    t0_value
    0.9894700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -9.266577056403937
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.0547146785990464
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.09169000000000005
    change_pct_from_t0
    -9.266577056403937
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.509909406362012
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.0547146785990464
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.89778
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -1.6552071079338904
    t0_value
    0.9894700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -9.266577056403937
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.0547146785990464
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.09169000000000005
    change_pct_from_t0
    -9.266577056403937
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.509909406362012
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.0547146785990464

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 60fb03a917087040d905be94398cf2fc3f2ba3e616a167b822f1a584e3b04b3e · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  9. In the 90 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's pre-tax diesel price moved -19.3%, which is 4.3 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.7980900000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -2.6868198016106852
    t0_value
    0.9894700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -19.341667761528896
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.288704277350695
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.19138
    change_pct_from_t0
    -19.341667761528896
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.509909406362012
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.288704277350695
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    0.7980900000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -2.6868198016106852
    t0_value
    0.9894700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -19.341667761528896
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.288704277350695
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.19138
    change_pct_from_t0
    -19.341667761528896
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.509909406362012
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.288704277350695

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 535ac452a64b97b41fc5af466c94183ca122c32102d669b7f4df27464a523342 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  10. In the 7 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -1.5%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.7221700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.9311137621405625
    t0_value
    1.74845
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -1.5030455546340964
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    7
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5468323510053612
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.02627999999999986
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.5030455546340964
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.748640514539273
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5468323510053612
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.7221700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -0.9311137621405625
    t0_value
    1.74845
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -1.5030455546340964
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5468323510053612
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.02627999999999986
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.5030455546340964
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.748640514539273
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5468323510053612

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 8f245618e5966a0474a9dd6b21f0c78a8d6aef5d6c44de1d2848d909d9bc5a9a · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  11. In the 30 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -2.4%, which is 0.9 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.7064700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -1.065380235510494
    t0_value
    1.74845
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -2.4009837284451887
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.8735168224963902
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.041979999999999906
    change_pct_from_t0
    -2.4009837284451887
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.748640514539273
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.8735168224963902
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.7064700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -1.065380235510494
    t0_value
    1.74845
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -2.4009837284451887
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.8735168224963902
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.041979999999999906
    change_pct_from_t0
    -2.4009837284451887
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.748640514539273
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.8735168224963902

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint c0562088d1ca8b1cdb92c7c1e8c2ae684ad175ba42308ceb9234551f65f37207 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  12. In the 90 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), Belgium's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -3.2%, which is 1.2 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.69188
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -1.190153983693125
    t0_value
    1.74845
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -3.235437101432698
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    offset_days
    90
    series_code
    RETAIL_INCLTAX_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -1.1771044937737236
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.05657000000000001
    change_pct_from_t0
    -3.235437101432698
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.748640514539273
    change_in_volatility_units
    -1.1771044937737236
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    unit
    EUR/L
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    value
    1.69188
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    z_score
    -1.190153983693125
    t0_value
    1.74845
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -3.235437101432698
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -1.1771044937737236
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.05657000000000001
    change_pct_from_t0
    -3.235437101432698
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.748640514539273
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -1.1771044937737236

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 4aae7b69820af762cb1f318ff164a864496f2e9a61d0dc2bb342cdbc7dca9d9d · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  13. Over the 4 weeks after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), crude costs alone would have moved Belgium's pre-tax petrol price by +2.2 c/L (range +1.0–+3.3); it actually moved -1.4 c/L, leaving -3.5 c/L not explained by crude.

    about BelgiumCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2023-02-27
    pass_through_k
    0
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.035108002702704866
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.013560000000000016
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.02154800270270485
    proxy_volatility_units
    -0.06928868336620317
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -3.1020000000000003
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.00984696116528494
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.03324904424012409
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2023-02-27
    pass_through_k
    0
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.035108002702704866
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.013560000000000016
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.02154800270270485
    proxy_volatility_units
    -0.06928868336620317
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -3.1020000000000003
    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
    0.00984696116528494
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.03324904424012409
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 09016cbec592a231d122a1a7adbcc78d2bd51fc7b70e2227f72711951a60c67a · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  14. Over the 13 weeks after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), crude costs alone would have moved Belgium's pre-tax petrol price by +10.2 c/L (range +3.1–+17.2); it actually moved -1.4 c/L, leaving -11.5 c/L not explained by crude.

    about BelgiumCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2023-04-28
    pass_through_k
    0
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.11548818622306689
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.01383000000000012
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.10165818622306677
    proxy_volatility_units
    0.11373887030970548
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    5.091999999999999
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.031322530892680556
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.1719938415534532
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    petrol
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    proxy_to_date
    2023-04-28
    pass_through_k
    0
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.11548818622306689
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.01383000000000012
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.10165818622306677
    proxy_volatility_units
    0.11373887030970548
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    5.091999999999999
    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
    0.031322530892680556
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.1719938415534532
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 1a7bd1c086d9ae3c67f2589ed01b8576404a9b2bf8c1d5459366ca50520cddbd · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  15. Over the 4 weeks after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), crude costs alone would have moved Belgium's pre-tax diesel price by +1.0 c/L (range -1.4–+3.3); it actually moved -11.0 c/L, leaving -12.0 c/L not explained by crude.

    about BelgiumCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_BE_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-02-27
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.1197141876223286
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.10999000000000003
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.00972418762232858
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.9939207000691863
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -8.939999999999998
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.013786772575718621
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.03323514782037532
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    4
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-02-27
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.1197141876223286
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.10999000000000003
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.00972418762232858
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.9939207000691863
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -8.939999999999998
    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
    -0.013786772575718621
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.03323514782037532
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 3cfea488acaea4c56c8afeb45bad5e6713ccaa2b72f1333a385f07d730f1ba3c · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  16. Over the 13 weeks after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), crude costs alone would have moved Belgium's pre-tax diesel price by +1.6 c/L (range -9.0–+12.2); it actually moved -19.1 c/L, leaving -20.7 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, narrowed by 27.3 $/bbl.

    about BelgiumCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    series_code
    CRUDE_ONLY_EXPECTED_BE_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-04-28
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.20726229421832715
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.19138
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.015882294218327146
    proxy_volatility_units
    -6.086587908824174
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -27.290000000000003
    pass_through_sample_start
    2023-09-25
    pass_through_window_label
    ROLLING_156W
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    -0.09001721944921785
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.12178180788587076
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    fuel
    diesel
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    weeks
    13
    status
    COMPUTED
    country
    Belgium
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    gap_label
    NOT_EXPLAINED_BY_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-04-28
    pass_through_k
    2
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.20726229421832715
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.19138
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.015882294218327146
    proxy_volatility_units
    -6.086587908824174
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -27.290000000000003
    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
    -0.09001721944921785
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.12178180788587076
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621

    Template event.crude_only.computed_with_proxy v1.1 · Fingerprint 9f5853ad485624e67cdb1e08cbd6d7dee871d33478fe0615f67b1a0352594964 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  17. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked crude was moderate (7%–19%) for Belgium in 2023-02. 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 BelgiumCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    moderate
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Belgium
    commodity
    crude
    dimension
    DIRECT_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    value_max_pct
    18.6050368550369
    value_min_pct
    7.11507985257985
    exposure_status
    RANGE_ONLY
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    moderate
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Belgium
    commodity
    crude
    dimension
    DIRECT_CRUDE
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    value_max_pct
    18.6050368550369
    value_min_pct
    7.11507985257985
    exposure_status
    RANGE_ONLY
    statement_topic
    hormuz
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.dependence.range v1.1 · Fingerprint 39cdfcf85d34e280531f57aa46faec2bf5de5137c8ea554ca0d2e772cf930024 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  18. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked refined product was limited (0%–5%) for Belgium in 2023-02. 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 BelgiumCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    limited
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Belgium
    commodity
    refined product
    dimension
    DIRECT_PRODUCT
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    value_max_pct
    5.01232045195024
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    PARTIAL
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    limited
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Belgium
    commodity
    refined product
    dimension
    DIRECT_PRODUCT
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    value_max_pct
    5.01232045195024
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    PARTIAL
    statement_topic
    hormuz
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.dependence.range v1.1 · Fingerprint 21fa823a462a9deed82a262d7bba6b58efb718f43b6e3fdc7dd5b5afda15197a · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  19. Available evidence does not show a physical supply reduction: Belgium's reported crude imports in 2023-02 were +0.8% against the mean of the previous 12 months.

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    country
    Belgium
    change_pct
    0.751480859340465
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    2279200
    baseline_months
    12
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm"]
    baseline_mean_tonnes
    2262200
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    country
    Belgium
    change_pct
    0.751480859340465
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    2279200
    baseline_months
    12
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm"]
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    baseline_mean_tonnes
    2262200
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.supply.no_reduction v1.1 · Fingerprint 632e4251d58ddf2049a31768c1add59671ddcd62e6b433a53d18b98290183676 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  20. In 2023-02, Belgium's oil stocks stood 1.1% below their trailing 12-month mean — inside the 5% either side that this site reads as in line with it, with 108.0 days of cover (as published).

    about BelgiumCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    direction
    below
    siec_code
    O4000
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    holder_type
    STK_CL
    series_code
    INVENTORY_BE
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    days_of_cover
    108
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    3.405170607707027
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    7403500
    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
    7483350
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct
    -1.0670354854443531
    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
    -1.0670354854443531
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct_shown
    -1.1
    inventory_material_deviation_pct
    5
    Inputs
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Belgium
    direction
    below
    siec_code
    O4000
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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_BE
    country_iso2
    BE
    country_name
    Belgium
    country_slug
    belgium
    days_of_cover
    108
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    3.405170607707027
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    7403500
    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
    observation_gap_days
    4
    trailing_12m_mean_tonnes
    7483350
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct
    -1.0670354854443531
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    trailing_12m_observations
    12

    Template event.inventory_level.in_line v1.1 · Fingerprint a4960dbfc4b3d1f0f5f141991870c8cc15ea2ab754fa29eda7c542d58cbaecaa · 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 Belgium around EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023): 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 (7–19%) 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 BelgiumUnknownUnknown
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    country
    Belgium
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    EMBARGO
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    event.supply.no_reduction
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    ["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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    4
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    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"]
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    BE
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    event
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    7–19%
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    event_statements-1.0
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    1.0
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    Template event.verdict.partial v1.1 · Fingerprint 22c44da0e25665d81793e05e8c483896d9aa937897c98dfadebabc707e032bbd · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  22. In the 7 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), the Brent crude benchmark moved +8.4%, which is 1.8 times its normal day-to-day variation over the previous three years — within that range.

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    Why this sentence
    Variables
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    85.46
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    OBSERVED
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    Brent crude
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    BRENT
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    day-to-day
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    2
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    change_in_volatility_units
    1.8495435613044966
    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
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    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    85.46
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    OBSERVED
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    78.85
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    Brent crude
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    8.383005707038683
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
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    event
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    2023-02-10
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    8.383005707038683
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    4.532472704306617
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    Template event.benchmark_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 38adc5dea4321bbd49653a24f7c0174373d8aa5326085a6d6dbe425d5975e73b · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  23. In the 30 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), the Brent crude benchmark moved +8.9%, which is 2.0 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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    OBSERVED
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    Brent crude
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    variation_label
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    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
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    1.9614675287056775
    series_source_ids
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    7.010000000000005
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    4.532472704306617
    change_in_volatility_units
    1.9614675287056775
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    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
    volatility_definition
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    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    85.86
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EMBARGO
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    30
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    BRENT
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    event
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    day-to-day
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    2023-03-06
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    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
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    1
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    4.532472704306617
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    Template event.benchmark_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 0da9031a475f48ba9492ce0f26d02ef4b075756fb5a3ed508e2b5f1ea86c489b · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  24. In the 90 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), the Brent crude benchmark moved -3.8%, which is 0.8 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
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    OBSERVED
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    Brent crude
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.532472704306617
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.8394297555088486
    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
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    OBSERVED
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    Brent crude
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    90
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    BRENT
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    event
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    Template event.benchmark_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 956c15054a5318a99cfc9c833555e8d3f8ac980a1c014dbf655e5357d300335e · 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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["freight rates"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["freight rates"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
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    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_FREIGHT_SOURCE
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    event
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    methodology_version
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    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint 298ab38a71e7fa1e827846158174e16f115ed958766d0a18618b16aa877096e8 · 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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refined-product benchmark"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refined-product benchmark"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    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"]
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    event
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    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint 0a3ee8f8627510915169cd9a2eaa4452fa0806bd90c55f8208323cb6b271bea9 · 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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["wholesale prices"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["wholesale prices"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    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"]
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    event
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    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint b5b761de3451d820e679168f99a9b0a6cadccd3d87b852d57da6f18bc2de3e6c · 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
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refining margin"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    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)
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    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    channels
    ["refining margin"]
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
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    Template event.channel.unavailable v1.1 · Fingerprint e9796ff5d8838330a75be8298f9f4cd8c4fea863574dbd933141d0a1f568d3c6 · 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.