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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)
CountryCountryGermanyFranceNetherlandsPolandFinlandEstoniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSweden
FuelFuelDiesel (automotive gas oil)Petrol (Euro-super 95)Both fuels

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

The event window

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

Italy, Diesel (automotive gas oil). 16 series can be drawn; 4 cannot be seen at all and are shown as labelled empty panels below.

182 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+905,511,8134,107,8302023-01-01: 4,803,993 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 4,410,572 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 5,143,776 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 5,375,944 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 4,243,699 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
−302023-01-014,803,993+393,421+8.92%+0.52
−142023-01-014,803,993+393,421+8.92%+0.52
−72023-01-014,803,993+393,421+8.92%+0.52
−32023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T04,410,5720.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-015,143,776+733,204+16.62%+0.97
+602023-04-015,375,944+965,372+21.89%+1.28
+902023-05-014,243,699-166,873-3.78%-0.22

One volatility unit for this series is 17.06%, 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+901.0580.8962023-01-02: 0.9117 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.9142 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.9301 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.9501 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.9511 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.9579 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.9789 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.9650 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 1.043 € 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
−302023-01-020.9117-0.038-4.04%-0.08
−142023-01-160.9142-0.036-3.78%-0.07
−72023-01-230.9301-0.020-2.10%-0.04
−32023-01-30same print as T00.95010.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.95010.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.95010.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.9511+0.001+0.10%+0.00
+32023-02-060.9511+0.001+0.10%+0.00
+72023-02-060.9511+0.001+0.10%+0.00
+142023-02-130.9579+0.008+0.82%+0.02
+302023-03-060.9789+0.029+3.03%+0.06
+602023-04-030.9650+0.015+1.57%+0.03
+902023-05-011.043+0.092+9.73%+0.19

One volatility unit for this series is 52.43%, 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+9033.606.472023-01-01: 20.88 to 27.63 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 14.28 to 23.60 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 13.75 to 30.98 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-04-01: 14.93 to 20.37 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-05-01: 9.100 to 20.71 % 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
−302023-01-0120.88–27.63not publishednot publishednot published
−142023-01-0120.88–27.63not publishednot publishednot published
−72023-01-0120.88–27.63not publishednot publishednot published
−32023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
−12023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
T02023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
+12023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
+32023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
+72023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
+142023-02-0114.28–23.60not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-03-0113.75–30.98not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-04-0114.93–20.37not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-05-019.100–20.71not 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+9049.380.002023-01-01: 0 to 29.74 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 3.626 to 26.85 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 8.298 to 32.07 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-04-01: 0 to 25.70 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-05-01: 0 to 44.09 % 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
−302023-01-010–29.74not publishednot publishednot published
−142023-01-010–29.74not publishednot publishednot published
−72023-01-010–29.74not publishednot publishednot published
−32023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
−12023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
T02023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
+12023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
+32023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
+72023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
+142023-02-013.626–26.85not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-03-018.298–32.07not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-04-010–25.70not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-05-010–44.09not 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+9094.2491.762023-01-01: 92.00 days of cover, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 92.00 days of cover, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 92.00 days of cover, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 92.00 days of cover, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 94.00 days of cover, used for offsets +90

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

Window table for inventory exposure D7: published days of emergency stock cover, carried through: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302023-01-0192.000.0000.00%0.00
−142023-01-0192.000.0000.00%0.00
−72023-01-0192.000.0000.00%0.00
−32023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T092.000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-0192.000.0000.00%0.00
+602023-04-0192.000.0000.00%0.00
+902023-05-0194.00+2.000+2.17%+1.14

One volatility unit for this series is 1.90%, 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+9017,660,37116,584,8952023-01-01: 17,556,293 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 16,928,606 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 17,156,405 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 16,709,081 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 16,688,973 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
−302023-01-0117,556,293+627,687+3.71%+1.03
−142023-01-0117,556,293+627,687+3.71%+1.03
−72023-01-0117,556,293+627,687+3.71%+1.03
−32023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T016,928,6060.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-0117,156,405+227,799+1.35%+0.38
+602023-04-0116,709,081-219,525-1.30%-0.36
+902023-05-0116,688,973-239,633-1.42%-0.39

One volatility unit for this series is 3.59%, 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+900.054-0.2912023-01-02: 0.0207 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: -0.0040 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: -0.0105 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: -0.0135 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: -0.0563 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: -0.1135 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: -0.1343 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: -0.2576 € 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
−302023-01-020.0207+0.021not publishednot published
−142023-01-16-0.0040-0.004not publishednot published
−72023-01-23-0.0105-0.011not 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
+12023-02-06-0.0135-0.014not publishednot published
+32023-02-06-0.0135-0.014not publishednot published
+72023-02-06-0.0135-0.014not publishednot published
+142023-02-13-0.0563-0.056not publishednot published
+302023-03-06-0.1135-0.113not publishednot published
+602023-04-03-0.1343-0.134not publishednot published
+902023-05-01-0.2576-0.258not 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+901.9361.6872023-01-02: 1.891 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 1.864 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 1.875 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 1.912 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 1.897 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 1.853 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 1.809 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 1.767 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 1.711 € 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
−302023-01-021.891-0.021-1.12%-0.46
−142023-01-161.864-0.049-2.54%-1.03
−72023-01-231.875-0.037-1.95%-0.79
−32023-01-30same print as T01.9120.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T01.9120.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T01.9120.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-061.897-0.015-0.80%-0.32
+32023-02-061.897-0.015-0.80%-0.32
+72023-02-061.897-0.015-0.80%-0.32
+142023-02-131.853-0.059-3.09%-1.26
+302023-03-061.809-0.103-5.40%-2.19
+602023-04-031.767-0.146-7.62%-3.10
+902023-05-011.711-0.201-10.54%-4.28

One volatility unit for this series is 2.46%, 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+900.9700.7652023-01-02: 0.9325 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.9102 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.9196 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.9501 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.9376 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.9016 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.8654 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.8307 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.7849 € 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
−302023-01-020.9325-0.018-1.85%-0.54
−142023-01-160.9102-0.040-4.20%-1.23
−72023-01-230.9196-0.031-3.21%-0.94
−32023-01-30same print as T00.95010.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.95010.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.95010.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.9376-0.013-1.32%-0.39
+32023-02-060.9376-0.013-1.32%-0.39
+72023-02-060.9376-0.013-1.32%-0.39
+142023-02-130.9016-0.048-5.10%-1.50
+302023-03-060.8654-0.085-8.91%-2.62
+602023-04-030.8307-0.119-12.57%-3.69
+902023-05-010.7849-0.165-17.38%-5.11

One volatility unit for this series is 3.40%, 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+900.9670.9222023-01-02: 0.9584 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.9535 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.9555 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.9622 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.9595 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.9516 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.9436 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.9360 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.9259 € 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
−302023-01-020.9584-0.004-0.40%-0.12
−142023-01-160.9535-0.009-0.91%-0.26
−72023-01-230.9555-0.007-0.70%-0.20
−32023-01-30same print as T00.96220.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.96220.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.96220.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.9595-0.003-0.29%-0.08
+32023-02-060.9595-0.003-0.29%-0.08
+72023-02-060.9595-0.003-0.29%-0.08
+142023-02-130.9516-0.011-1.11%-0.32
+302023-03-060.9436-0.019-1.94%-0.56
+602023-04-030.9360-0.026-2.73%-0.79
+902023-05-010.9259-0.036-3.78%-1.09

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.

US proxy - not a European price: US diesel 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+9064.8217.192023-01-06: 52.91 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 60.21 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 51.77 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 42.91 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 39.25 $ per barrel, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 37.12 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 38.01 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 35.25 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 32.10 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 36.23 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 26.92 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 21.80 $ 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 diesel 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
−302023-01-0652.91+13.654+34.78%+3.54
−142023-01-2060.21+20.954+53.38%+5.43
−72023-01-2751.77+12.516+31.88%+3.24
−32023-02-0242.91+3.656+9.31%+0.95
−12023-02-03same print as T039.250.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T039.250.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-0637.12-2.134-5.44%-0.55
+32023-02-0838.01-1.246-3.17%-0.32
+72023-02-1035.25-4.006-10.21%-1.04
+142023-02-1732.10-7.152-18.22%-1.85
+302023-03-0636.23-3.020-7.69%-0.78
+602023-04-0626.92-12.330-31.41%-3.19
+902023-05-0521.80-17.454-44.46%-4.52

One volatility unit for this series is 9.83%, 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 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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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
13.75–30.98 % 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
8.298–32.07 % 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
92.00 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
17,156,405 tonnes at +30 d (published 2023-03-01)+1.35% from the level at T0 = +0.38 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
0.8654 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)-8.91% from the level at T0 = -2.62 volatility units
Pump price with taxWhat a driver actually paid.Observed
1.809 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)-5.40% from the level at T0 = -2.19 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: Italy, diesel (automotive gas oil)

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 'italy'. 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), Italy's pre-tax petrol price moved +0.1%, which is 0.0 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.8063300000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -0.6414599687903821
    t0_value
    0.8054600000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.10801281255432142
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.036378837207986583
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0008700000000000374
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.10801281255432142
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.9691111878256615
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.036378837207986583
    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
    0.8063300000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -0.6414599687903821
    t0_value
    0.8054600000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.10801281255432142
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.036378837207986583
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0008700000000000374
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.10801281255432142
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.9691111878256615
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.036378837207986583

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint ce2fca49fac3ce82130cb2ff8aeea389c5c464138dfb211a1027947aa8ae5f11 · 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), Italy's pre-tax petrol price moved -1.9%, which is 0.6 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.79032
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -0.8746637001902072
    t0_value
    0.8054600000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.879671243761334
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.6330753969297641
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.015140000000000042
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.879671243761334
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.9691111878256615
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.6330753969297641
    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
    0.79032
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -0.8746637001902072
    t0_value
    0.8054600000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.879671243761334
    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
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    event_type
    EMBARGO
    source_ids
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    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
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    same_observation
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    volatility_units
    -0.6330753969297641
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
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    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.879671243761334
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
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    2.9691111878256615
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.6330753969297641

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 3182ba8e597b7132396a82ef5ee2e269623c9f799efdf7d81e05189719edcd3e · 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), Italy's pre-tax petrol price moved -1.4%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.7941699999999999
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -0.8185841020709504
    t0_value
    0.8054600000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.4016835100439664
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.4720885885955813
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.011290000000000133
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.4016835100439664
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.9691111878256615
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.4720885885955813
    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
    0.7941699999999999
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -0.8185841020709504
    t0_value
    0.8054600000000001
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -1.4016835100439664
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.4720885885955813
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.011290000000000133
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.4016835100439664
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.9691111878256615
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.4720885885955813

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 8de6125084e68c78a90dd0b9917cc2c105fc7ba4cd66ae4099b208386aea4a80 · 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), Italy's tax-inclusive petrol price moved +0.1%, which is 0.0 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.8723699999999999
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    3.165446628665517
    t0_value
    1.87131
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.056644810320034565
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.026500154677218692
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0010599999999998388
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.056644810320034565
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.1375275355932257
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.026500154677218692
    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
    1.8723699999999999
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    3.165446628665517
    t0_value
    1.87131
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.056644810320034565
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.026500154677218692
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0010599999999998388
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.056644810320034565
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.1375275355932257
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.026500154677218692

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint db3b162b5801619be524b73e62d99405a13462741e96fe099798185b66505866 · 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), Italy's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -1.0%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.85284
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    2.815616671344658
    t0_value
    1.87131
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.9870091005766006
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.4617526951776446
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.018469999999999986
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.9870091005766006
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.1375275355932257
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.4617526951776446
    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
    1.85284
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    2.815616671344658
    t0_value
    1.87131
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.9870091005766006
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.4617526951776446
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.018469999999999986
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.9870091005766006
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.1375275355932257
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.4617526951776446

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 3867eac9f19e147985c9dbee207f19d3f65250a1fca1e5b9b86d0ef0d87b54f8 · 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), Italy's tax-inclusive petrol price moved -0.7%, which is 0.3 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.85754
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    2.8998051403363645
    t0_value
    1.87131
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.7358481491575453
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.3442520093446778
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01377000000000006
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.7358481491575453
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.1375275355932257
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.3442520093446778
    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
    1.85754
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    2.8998051403363645
    t0_value
    1.87131
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.7358481491575453
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.3442520093446778
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01377000000000006
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.7358481491575453
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.1375275355932257
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.3442520093446778

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 7123bc7ba4a8ecd4bbc8204642f76c84b08307b26f88e0788a5163aae0ca9f13 · 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), Italy's pre-tax diesel price moved -1.3%, which is 0.4 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.93755
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -1.0477434567667805
    t0_value
    0.95008
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -1.3188363085213919
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.3873446595315625
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.012530000000000041
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.3188363085213919
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.404813455066953
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.3873446595315625
    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
    0.93755
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -1.0477434567667805
    t0_value
    0.95008
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -1.3188363085213919
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.3873446595315625
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.012530000000000041
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.3188363085213919
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.404813455066953
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.3873446595315625

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 8af3c3f86ae7d15b543ffe3ef1da49692a1333522c670e73709cf4e3fd5a3730 · 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), Italy's pre-tax diesel price moved -8.9%, which is 2.6 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.8654400000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -1.80050278192323
    t0_value
    0.95008
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -8.90872347591781
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.616508538128597
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.08463999999999994
    change_pct_from_t0
    -8.90872347591781
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.404813455066953
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.616508538128597
    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
    0.8654400000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -1.80050278192323
    t0_value
    0.95008
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -8.90872347591781
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.616508538128597
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.08463999999999994
    change_pct_from_t0
    -8.90872347591781
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.404813455066953
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.616508538128597

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 3595b9b56d494ebd1bd482c5112bc01f425596a6993feed32976330ab5ed16f5 · 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), Italy's pre-tax diesel price moved -17.4%, which is 5.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.78492
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -2.641054451062011
    t0_value
    0.95008
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -17.383799259009777
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -5.1056539479834555
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.16516000000000008
    change_pct_from_t0
    -17.383799259009777
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.404813455066953
    change_in_volatility_units
    -5.1056539479834555
    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
    0.78492
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -2.641054451062011
    t0_value
    0.95008
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -17.383799259009777
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -5.1056539479834555
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.16516000000000008
    change_pct_from_t0
    -17.383799259009777
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    3.404813455066953
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -5.1056539479834555

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint be20e1343e00474f427c7dad915ff12c367a6b75b69d9163dfb3f8ad2fc56543 · 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), Italy's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -0.8%, which is 0.3 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.89704
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    1.5811781587337415
    t0_value
    1.91232
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -0.7990294511378828
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.32477258915741997
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01527999999999996
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.7990294511378828
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.4602736739909616
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.32477258915741997
    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
    1.89704
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    1.5811781587337415
    t0_value
    1.91232
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -0.7990294511378828
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.32477258915741997
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01527999999999996
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.7990294511378828
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.4602736739909616
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.32477258915741997

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 29d4e788447f30ad1b7862ae2d0f8484cfec101ece7d3843ba17c48319d804c4 · 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), Italy's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -5.4%, which is 2.2 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.80906
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    0.2930770767685234
    t0_value
    1.91232
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -5.399723895582336
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.1947655468845104
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.10326000000000013
    change_pct_from_t0
    -5.399723895582336
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.4602736739909616
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.1947655468845104
    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
    1.80906
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    0.2930770767685234
    t0_value
    1.91232
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -5.399723895582336
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.1947655468845104
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.10326000000000013
    change_pct_from_t0
    -5.399723895582336
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.4602736739909616
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.1947655468845104

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 075fe365c7f465ab5040d9e97e6cbddf14548098eed62cda36869097fd502a24 · 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), Italy's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -10.5%, which is 4.3 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.71083
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -1.1450926127227574
    t0_value
    1.91232
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -10.536416499330652
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.282619698254496
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.20148999999999995
    change_pct_from_t0
    -10.536416499330652
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.4602736739909616
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.282619698254496
    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
    1.71083
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    z_score
    -1.1450926127227574
    t0_value
    1.91232
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -10.536416499330652
    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_IT_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -4.282619698254496
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.20148999999999995
    change_pct_from_t0
    -10.536416499330652
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.4602736739909616
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -4.282619698254496

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 06506a20f2723e4e290fef1c1eda4d123b2375b87da92af4efd804fb4482f615 · 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 Italy's pre-tax petrol price by +1.4 c/L (range +0.1–+2.8); it actually moved -1.2 c/L, leaving -2.7 c/L not explained by crude.

    about ItalyCalculatedMedium
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    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
    -0.026673673139855948
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.01218000000000008
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.014493673139855869
    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
    0.0011759976014763633
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.027811348678235683
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    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
    -0.026673673139855948
    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
    -0.01218000000000008
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.014493673139855869
    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
    0.0011759976014763633
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.027811348678235683
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 772fa47106a6ef0eaf50141cf66937b72d4d99175ea10c93efb9cb78e9502039 · 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 Italy's pre-tax petrol price by +0.9 c/L (range -7.5–+9.2); it actually moved -1.1 c/L, leaving -2.0 c/L not explained by crude.

    about ItalyCalculatedMedium
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    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
    -0.019889442746428104
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.011290000000000133
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.00859944274642797
    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
    -0.07480513582587756
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.09200402131873289
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    GASOLINE
    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
    -0.019889442746428104
    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
    -0.011290000000000133
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.00859944274642797
    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
    -0.07480513582587756
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.09200402131873289
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 8c88ced8a3a32ad71da9fc1de3f7859963fa73bee86ecb552075bafc9867a50c · 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 Italy's pre-tax diesel price by +2.2 c/L (range +0.9–+3.5); it actually moved -7.4 c/L, leaving -9.6 c/L not explained by crude.

    about ItalyCalculatedMedium
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-02-27
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.09615840198562323
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.07428000000000001
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.021878401985623214
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.9939207000691863
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -8.939999999999998
    pass_through_sample_start
    2005-01-03
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.00854936936314082
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.03520743460810637
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    4
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-02-27
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-27
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.09615840198562323
    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
    -0.07428000000000001
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.021878401985623214
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.9939207000691863
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -8.939999999999998
    pass_through_sample_start
    2005-01-03
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.00854936936314082
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.03520743460810637
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint 43958f6d007b16617c089da23d0812c1428e2a94be0da3534e124b8823b415e8 · 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 Italy's pre-tax diesel price by +9.2 c/L (range +2.6–+15.9); it actually moved -16.5 c/L, leaving -25.8 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 ItalyCalculatedMedium
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-04-28
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.2575981116680665
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.16516000000000008
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.09243811166806642
    proxy_volatility_units
    -6.086587908824174
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -27.290000000000003
    pass_through_sample_start
    2005-01-03
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.0255183071265822
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.15935791620955073
    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
    Italy
    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_IT_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    offset_weeks
    13
    proxy_product
    DIESEL
    proxy_to_date
    2023-04-28
    pass_through_k
    3
    proxy_from_date
    2023-01-30
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    gap_eur_per_litre
    -0.2575981116680665
    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
    -0.16516000000000008
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.09243811166806642
    proxy_volatility_units
    -6.086587908824174
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -27.290000000000003
    pass_through_sample_start
    2005-01-03
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.0255183071265822
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.15935791620955073
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621

    Template event.crude_only.computed_with_proxy v1.1 · Fingerprint 87f6a8ae771c8a2f1a30188587cba06eeb6d35d10ca0af9de05256b54d692188 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  17. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked crude was moderate (14%–24%) for Italy 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 ItalyCalculatedMedium
    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
    Italy
    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
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    value_max_pct
    23.6013727924632
    value_min_pct
    14.281832809894
    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
    Italy
    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
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    value_max_pct
    23.6013727924632
    value_min_pct
    14.281832809894
    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 b1281c2fc0c7d43eb7d36f5ce171b38e89a25c2e59a7ebcf2433e5eb72ef3643 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  18. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked refined product was moderate (4%–27%) for Italy 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 ItalyCalculatedMedium
    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
    Italy
    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
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    value_max_pct
    26.8465823241053
    value_min_pct
    3.62629791246117
    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
    moderate
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Italy
    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
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    value_max_pct
    26.8465823241053
    value_min_pct
    3.62629791246117
    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 0081b579b595fbf0ac7289d7f3e6d97d2fba107ba404443e7801fa51048fa388 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  19. Available evidence does show a physical supply reduction: Italy's reported crude imports in 2023-02 were -14.7% against the mean of the previous 12 months.

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    country
    Italy
    change_pct
    -14.695384440621845
    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
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    4410572
    baseline_months
    12
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm"]
    baseline_mean_tonnes
    5170379.083333333
    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
    Italy
    change_pct
    -14.695384440621845
    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
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    4410572
    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
    5170379.083333333
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.supply.reduction v1.1 · Fingerprint 39b8088004a18656a3f639394350400f57eca0b06ecd00e50b2fb70a6e1ae192 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  20. In 2023-02, Italy's oil stocks stood 5.5% above their trailing 12-month mean, with 92.0 days of cover (as published).

    about ItalyCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Italy
    direction
    above
    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_IT
    country_iso2
    IT
    country_name
    Italy
    country_slug
    italy
    days_of_cover
    92
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    -3.575282094004697
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    16928606
    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
    16050880.916666666
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct
    5.468391971072036
    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)
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    tonnes
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    2023-02
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    OBSERVED
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    Italy
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    above
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    O4000
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    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
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    IT
    country_name
    Italy
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    italy
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    92
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    COMPUTED
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    -3.575282094004697
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
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    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
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    4
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    16050880.916666666
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    5.468391971072036
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    trailing_12m_observations
    12

    Template event.inventory_level.above v1.1 · Fingerprint ef62802c7ab0bc3bcd5bbf5aa0ca24051186f2803a363b9b8f39a61ac561f878 · 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 Italy 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 (14–24%) 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 ItalyUnknownUnknown
    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
    Italy
    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
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    IT
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    italy
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    14–24%
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    supply_template_id
    event.supply.reduction
    channels_unavailable
    ["refined-product benchmark","refining margin","freight rates","wholesale prices"]
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; the channel list is docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.3
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    8
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    4
    verdict_partial_min_channels
    3
    verdict_assessable_min_channels
    8
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    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    event
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    Italy
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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
    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
    IT
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    Italy
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    italy
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    moderate
    statement_topic
    event
    dependence_range
    14–24%
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    ["crude benchmark","inventories","pre-tax pump price","pump price with tax"]
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    event.supply.reduction
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    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    channels_unavailable
    ["refined-product benchmark","refining margin","freight rates","wholesale prices"]
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    event_study-1.0

    Template event.verdict.partial v1.1 · Fingerprint 71b7b072166ce7d690a29f2faebdb9cd138a7c4f066c15df841ded292a652dac · 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.

    about the event as a wholeCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    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
    status
    OBSERVED
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    benchmark
    Brent crude
    change_pct
    8.383005707038683
    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
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    BRENT
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    day-to-day
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    2023-02-10
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    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    8.383005707038683
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    2
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.532472704306617
    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
    Inputs
    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
    status
    OBSERVED
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    0.08812991325524933
    t0_value
    78.85
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    Brent crude
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    8.383005707038683
    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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    BRENT
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    event
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    2023-02-10
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    1.8495435613044966
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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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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    85.86
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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
    event_type
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    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    BRENT
    variation_label
    day-to-day
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    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    1.9614675287056775
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    7.010000000000005
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    1
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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
    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (day-to-day)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
    Inputs
    t0
    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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    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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    30
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    BRENT
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    event
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    2023-03-06
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    1.9614675287056775
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    8.890298034242239
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    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    4.532472704306617
    study_calculation_version
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    1.9614675287056775

    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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    -0.8394297555088486
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    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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    -3.804692454026633
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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)
    value
    75.85
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    OBSERVED
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    t0_value
    78.85
    benchmark
    Brent crude
    change_pct
    -3.804692454026633
    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
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    offset_days
    90
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    BRENT
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    day-to-day
    observation_date
    2023-05-05
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.8394297555088486
    series_source_ids
    ["eia_brent_rbrte"]
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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
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_FREIGHT_SOURCE
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    event
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_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)
    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"]
    reason_code
    NO_LICENSED_PRODUCT_BENCHMARK
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    event
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
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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
    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"]
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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
    event_type
    EMBARGO
    reason_code
    NO_REFINERY_MARGIN_SERIES
    Thresholds
    source
    CLAUDE.md §1; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.1 (a series with no licensed source is visible as a gap)
    any_missing_channel_is_disclosed
    true
    Inputs
    t0
    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.