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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.

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

170 published readings, 25 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+90801,920534,0802023-01-01: 776,000 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 560,000 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 753,000 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 645,000 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 730,000 tonnes, used for offsets +90

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

Window table for reported crude oil imports, all origins: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302023-01-01776,000+216,000+38.57%+1.11
−142023-01-01776,000+216,000+38.57%+1.11
−72023-01-01776,000+216,000+38.57%+1.11
−32023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T0560,0000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-01753,000+193,000+34.46%+0.99
+602023-04-01645,000+85,000+15.18%+0.44
+902023-05-01730,000+170,000+30.36%+0.88

One volatility unit for this series is 34.66%, the standard deviation of its own month-on-month percentage changes over the three years before the event (35 changes). It is not a significance test.

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

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.7810.7482023-01-02: 0.7515 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.7556 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.7673 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.7651 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.7606 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.7704 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.7781 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.7528 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.7521 € 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
−302023-01-020.7515-0.014-1.77%-0.76
−142023-01-160.7556-0.010-1.24%-0.53
−72023-01-230.7673+0.002+0.30%+0.13
−32023-01-30same print as T00.76510.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.76510.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.76510.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.7606-0.004-0.58%-0.25
+32023-02-060.7606-0.004-0.58%-0.25
+72023-02-060.7606-0.004-0.58%-0.25
+142023-02-130.7704+0.005+0.69%+0.30
+302023-03-060.7781+0.013+1.71%+0.73
+602023-04-030.7528-0.012-1.60%-0.69
+902023-05-010.7521-0.013-1.69%-0.73

One volatility unit for this series is 2.32%, 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+9019.630.002023-04-01: 0 % of imported tonnes, used for offsets +602023-01-01: 16.44 to 17.14 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 14.73 to 15.36 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 16.81 to 17.53 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-05-01: 0 to 5.616 % 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
−302023-01-0116.44–17.14not publishednot publishednot published
−142023-01-0116.44–17.14not publishednot publishednot published
−72023-01-0116.44–17.14not publishednot publishednot published
−32023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
−12023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
T02023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
+12023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
+32023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
+72023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
+142023-02-0114.73–15.36not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-03-0116.81–17.53not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-04-010not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-05-010–5.616not 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+9024.220.002023-01-01: 0 to 0.9756 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-02-01: 0 to 6.604 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-03-01: 0 to 3.271 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-04-01: 0 to 21.62 % of imported tonnes. No point estimate is published, so no midpoint is drawn.2023-05-01: 0 to 3.934 % 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
−302023-01-010–0.9756not publishednot publishednot published
−142023-01-010–0.9756not publishednot publishednot published
−72023-01-010–0.9756not publishednot publishednot published
−32023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
−12023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
T02023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
+12023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
+32023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
+72023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
+142023-02-010–6.604not publishednot publishednot published
+302023-03-010–3.271not publishednot publishednot published
+602023-04-010–21.62not publishednot publishednot published
+902023-05-010–3.934not 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+9098.5682.442023-01-01: 84.00 days of cover, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 86.00 days of cover, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 94.00 days of cover, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 95.00 days of cover, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 97.00 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
−302023-01-0184.00-2.000-2.33%-0.73
−142023-01-0184.00-2.000-2.33%-0.73
−72023-01-0184.00-2.000-2.33%-0.73
−32023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T086.000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-0194.00+8.000+9.30%+2.91
+602023-04-0195.00+9.000+10.47%+3.27
+902023-05-0197.00+11.000+12.79%+4.00

One volatility unit for this series is 3.20%, the standard deviation of its own month-on-month percentage changes over the three years before the event (35 changes). It is not a significance test.

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

Unit: € per litrePublished: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.5050.4172023-01-02: 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+902,629,9202,238,0802023-01-01: 2,351,000 tonnes, used for offsets −30, −14, −7same print as T0 — 2023-02-01, 2,276,000 tonnes, used for offsets −3, −1, T0, +1, +3, +7, +142023-03-01: 2,288,000 tonnes, used for offsets +302023-04-01: 2,480,000 tonnes, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 2,592,000 tonnes, used for offsets +90

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

Window table for national total oil stocks (Eurostat, commercial holders), with the published days of cover alongside: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302023-01-012,351,000+75,000+3.30%+0.59
−142023-01-012,351,000+75,000+3.30%+0.59
−72023-01-012,351,000+75,000+3.30%+0.59
−32023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
−12023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
+32023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
+72023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
+142023-02-01same print as T02,276,0000.0000.00%0.00
+302023-03-012,288,000+12,000+0.53%+0.09
+602023-04-012,480,000+204,000+8.96%+1.59
+902023-05-012,592,000+316,000+13.88%+2.47

One volatility unit for this series is 5.63%, 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+900.032-0.0642023-01-02: -0.0545 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: -0.0339 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: -0.0195 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.0061 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: -0.0035 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.0093 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.0229 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.0141 € per litre, used for offsets +90

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

Window table for not explained by crude: actual pre-tax change since T0 minus the crude-only expected change. Never attributed: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302023-01-02-0.0545-0.054not publishednot published
−142023-01-16-0.0339-0.034not publishednot published
−72023-01-23-0.0195-0.019not 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
+12023-02-060.0061+0.006not publishednot published
+32023-02-060.0061+0.006not publishednot published
+72023-02-060.0061+0.006not publishednot published
+142023-02-13-0.0035-0.003not publishednot published
+302023-03-060.0093+0.009not publishednot published
+602023-04-030.0229+0.023not publishednot published
+902023-05-010.0141+0.014not 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+901.3761.2762023-01-02: 1.285 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 1.287 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 1.320 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 1.341 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 1.343 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 1.344 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 1.367 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 1.351 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 1.341 € 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
−302023-01-021.285-0.056-4.17%-2.23
−142023-01-161.287-0.054-4.02%-2.15
−72023-01-231.320-0.022-1.62%-0.87
−32023-01-30same print as T01.3410.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T01.3410.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T01.3410.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-061.343+0.002+0.14%+0.07
+32023-02-061.343+0.002+0.14%+0.07
+72023-02-061.343+0.002+0.14%+0.07
+142023-02-131.344+0.002+0.18%+0.09
+302023-03-061.367+0.025+1.89%+1.01
+602023-04-031.351+0.010+0.74%+0.40
+902023-05-011.341-0.001-0.06%-0.03

One volatility unit for this series is 1.87%, 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+900.7980.6862023-01-02: 0.6971 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.7217 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.7479 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.7651 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.7666 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.7669 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.7875 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.7757 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.7662 € 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
−302023-01-020.6971-0.068-8.89%-3.06
−142023-01-160.7217-0.043-5.67%-1.95
−72023-01-230.7479-0.017-2.25%-0.77
−32023-01-30same print as T00.76510.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.76510.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.76510.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.7666+0.002+0.21%+0.07
+32023-02-060.7666+0.002+0.21%+0.07
+72023-02-060.7666+0.002+0.21%+0.07
+142023-02-130.7669+0.002+0.24%+0.08
+302023-03-060.7875+0.022+2.93%+1.01
+602023-04-030.7757+0.011+1.39%+0.48
+902023-05-010.7662+0.001+0.15%+0.05

One volatility unit for this series is 2.90%, 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: weeklyCalculatedMedium
T0−30T0+30+60+900.5910.5632023-01-02: 0.5884 € per litre, used for offsets −302023-01-16: 0.5658 € per litre, used for offsets −142023-01-23: 0.5717 € per litre, used for offsets −7same print as T0 — 2023-01-30, 0.5763 € per litre, used for offsets −3, −1, T02023-02-06: 0.5766 € per litre, used for offsets +1, +3, +72023-02-13: 0.5768 € per litre, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 0.5792 € per litre, used for offsets +302023-04-03: 0.5756 € per litre, used for offsets +602023-05-01: 0.5743 € 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
−302023-01-020.5884+0.012+2.10%+2.47
−142023-01-160.5658-0.010-1.82%-2.14
−72023-01-230.5717-0.005-0.79%-0.93
−32023-01-30same print as T00.57630.0000.00%0.00
−12023-01-30same print as T00.57630.0000.00%0.00
T02023-01-30same print as T00.57630.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-060.5766+0.000+0.05%+0.06
+32023-02-060.5766+0.000+0.05%+0.06
+72023-02-060.5766+0.000+0.05%+0.06
+142023-02-130.5768+0.001+0.10%+0.11
+302023-03-060.5792+0.003+0.51%+0.60
+602023-04-030.5756-0.001-0.12%-0.14
+902023-05-010.5743-0.002-0.34%-0.40

One volatility unit for this series is 0.85%, the standard deviation of its own week-on-week percentage changes over the three years before the event (149 changes). It is not a significance test.

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

Unit: $ per barrelPublished: dailyCalculatedLow
T0−30T0+30+60+9035.3121.572023-01-06: 23.63 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 27.78 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 27.70 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 26.70 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 24.34 $ per barrel, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 25.32 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 25.07 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 25.04 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 22.90 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 25.19 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 33.98 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 27.39 $ per barrel, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset.

Window table for US proxy - not a European price: US gasoline spot minus Brent spot, USD per barrel. A proxy for the Atlantic-basin product market, NOT a measure of European refining margins (§H).: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302023-01-0623.63-0.710-2.92%-0.02
−142023-01-2027.78+3.440+14.13%+0.08
−72023-01-2727.70+3.360+13.80%+0.08
−32023-02-0226.70+2.354+9.67%+0.05
−12023-02-03same print as T024.340.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T024.340.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-0625.32+0.974+4.00%+0.02
+32023-02-0825.07+0.728+2.99%+0.02
+72023-02-1025.04+0.698+2.87%+0.02
+142023-02-1722.90-1.440-5.92%-0.03
+302023-03-0625.19+0.844+3.47%+0.02
+602023-04-0633.98+9.636+39.58%+0.22
+902023-05-0527.39+3.042+12.50%+0.07

One volatility unit for this series is 182.66%, the standard deviation of its own day-on-day percentage changes over the three years before the event (735 changes). It is not a significance test.

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

Unit: $ per barrelPublished: dailyCalculatedLow
T0−30T0+30+60+9085.086.882023-01-06: 57.61 $ per barrel, used for offsets −302023-01-20: 77.51 $ per barrel, used for offsets −142023-01-27: 73.74 $ per barrel, used for offsets −72023-02-02: 35.06 $ per barrel, used for offsets −3same print as T0 — 2023-02-03, 29.38 $ per barrel, used for offsets −1, T02023-02-06: 32.50 $ per barrel, used for offsets +12023-02-08: 37.04 $ per barrel, used for offsets +32023-02-10: 31.97 $ per barrel, used for offsets +72023-02-17: 24.75 $ per barrel, used for offsets +142023-03-06: 37.16 $ per barrel, used for offsets +302023-04-06: 19.15 $ per barrel, used for offsets +602023-05-05: 14.45 $ per barrel, used for offsets +90

x: days from the event date. Each mark sits at the date the figure was published, which is how the as-of rule answers an offset.

Window table for US proxy - not a European price: US jet spot minus Brent spot, USD per barrel. A proxy for the Atlantic-basin product market, NOT a measure of European refining margins (§H).: value, change from the event date and change in volatility units at each offset.
OffsetPrint usedValueΔ absΔ %Volatility units
−302023-01-0657.61+28.228+96.07%+0.54
−142023-01-2077.51+48.128+163.79%+0.93
−72023-01-2773.74+44.352+150.94%+0.85
−32023-02-0235.06+5.672+19.30%+0.11
−12023-02-03same print as T029.380.0000.00%0.00
T02023-02-03same print as T029.380.0000.00%0.00
+12023-02-0632.50+3.116+10.60%+0.06
+32023-02-0837.04+7.658+26.06%+0.15
+72023-02-1031.97+2.588+8.81%+0.05
+142023-02-1724.75-4.632-15.76%-0.09
+302023-03-0637.16+7.774+26.46%+0.15
+602023-04-0619.15-10.230-34.81%-0.20
+902023-05-0514.45-14.934-50.82%-0.29

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

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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
16.81–17.53 % 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
0–3.271 % 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
94.00 days of cover at +30 d (published 2023-03-01)+9.30% from the level at T0 = +2.91 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
2,288,000 tonnes at +30 d (published 2023-03-01)+0.53% from the level at T0 = +0.09 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
0.7875 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)+2.93% from the level at T0 = +1.01 volatility units
Pump price with taxWhat a driver actually paid.Observed
1.367 € per litre at +30 d (published 2023-03-06)+1.89% from the level at T0 = +1.01 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: Romania, petrol (euro-super 95)

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

The crude-only comparison could not be read.

API 404 for /api/events/eu-russia-products-embargo-2023/crude-only: No stored crude-only run for 'eu-russia-products-embargo-2023' and country 'romania'. Runs are stored for the pilot countries; available_countries lists them.

What the numbers support, sentence by sentence

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

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

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.76664
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.5345082602081073
    t0_value
    0.76506
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.20651975008496404
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.0711868502222063
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0015800000000000258
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.20651975008496404
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.901094084656403
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.0711868502222063
    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
    0.76664
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.5345082602081073
    t0_value
    0.76506
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.20651975008496404
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.0711868502222063
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0015800000000000258
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.20651975008496404
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.901094084656403
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.0711868502222063

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 656cba61f0da6a0df67d625af556396eb8f798ed8b87bf74c93139f4a572e2f7 · 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), Romania's pre-tax petrol price moved +2.9%, which is 1.0 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.7874500000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.3231894666877963
    t0_value
    0.76506
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    2.9265678508875297
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    1.008780744604546
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.022390000000000132
    change_pct_from_t0
    2.9265678508875297
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.901094084656403
    change_in_volatility_units
    1.008780744604546
    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
    0.7874500000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.3231894666877963
    t0_value
    0.76506
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    2.9265678508875297
    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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    offset_days
    30
    series_code
    RETAIL_PRETAX_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    1.008780744604546
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.022390000000000132
    change_pct_from_t0
    2.9265678508875297
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.901094084656403
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    1.008780744604546

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint dad89c5fd00d5885416202d3c52699b6bdff010b715b5075a3c1addc42a3d2c3 · 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), Romania's pre-tax petrol price moved +0.2%, which is 0.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.7662100000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.5388747705980025
    t0_value
    0.76506
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.15031500797324332
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.05181321376933082
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0011500000000000954
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.15031500797324332
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.901094084656403
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.05181321376933082
    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
    0.7662100000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.5388747705980025
    t0_value
    0.76506
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.15031500797324332
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.05181321376933082
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0011500000000000954
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.15031500797324332
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.901094084656403
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.05181321376933082

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 7fd8ac9ec32ebd5be0dcb5f83c25868c1b109e72c57cf7da864b822cc9538cf8 · 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), Romania's tax-inclusive petrol price moved +0.1%, which is 0.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.34321
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.7621979842108259
    t0_value
    1.34133
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.14015939403428715
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.0749571568034998
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0018800000000001038
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.14015939403428715
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8698600642192849
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.0749571568034998
    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
    1.34321
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.7621979842108259
    t0_value
    1.34133
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    0.14015939403428715
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    0.0749571568034998
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.0018800000000001038
    change_pct_from_t0
    0.14015939403428715
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8698600642192849
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    0.0749571568034998

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 484a392751331f6feabb160cc72382cfba09b80bc50cb3313e42b97edae87cae · 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), Romania's tax-inclusive petrol price moved +1.9%, which is 1.0 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.3666600000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.562891960784408
    t0_value
    1.34133
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    1.8884241760044358
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    1.009928075442855
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.025330000000000297
    change_pct_from_t0
    1.8884241760044358
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8698600642192849
    change_in_volatility_units
    1.009928075442855
    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
    1.3666600000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.562891960784408
    t0_value
    1.34133
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    1.8884241760044358
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    1.009928075442855
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    0.025330000000000297
    change_pct_from_t0
    1.8884241760044358
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8698600642192849
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    1.009928075442855

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint ca01da673bf3db01be96795b3aa9abc280cbedbbaf52ad86cde1a1ded39de225 · 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), Romania'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 RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.34054
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.7848908235519142
    t0_value
    1.34133
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.05889676664205277
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.031497954188696844
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.0007899999999998464
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.05889676664205277
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8698600642192849
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.031497954188696844
    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
    1.34054
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -0.7848908235519142
    t0_value
    1.34133
    fuel_type
    EURO_SUPER_95
    change_pct
    -0.05889676664205277
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.031497954188696844
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.0007899999999998464
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.05889676664205277
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8698600642192849
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.031497954188696844

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 55bdcac286e13c782207d5ca3f13510f012885d78c3bfeb2e9ab903d6d6f59a2 · 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), Romania's pre-tax diesel price moved -1.3%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.9468200000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.0541042822710283
    t0_value
    0.9593700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -1.308150140196165
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5090059093983251
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01254999999999995
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.308150140196165
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.570009730815258
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5090059093983251
    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
    0.9468200000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.0541042822710283
    t0_value
    0.9593700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -1.308150140196165
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5090059093983251
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01254999999999995
    change_pct_from_t0
    -1.308150140196165
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.570009730815258
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5090059093983251

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 37ea8ecfaca51ddb072433df62b55f86a41099b80036d1430744cec826ec9266 · 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), Romania's pre-tax diesel price moved -4.9%, which is 1.9 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.91242
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.3702007971204258
    t0_value
    0.9593700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -4.8938365802557975
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -1.9042093582670505
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.04695000000000005
    change_pct_from_t0
    -4.8938365802557975
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.570009730815258
    change_in_volatility_units
    -1.9042093582670505
    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
    0.91242
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.3702007971204258
    t0_value
    0.9593700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -4.8938365802557975
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -1.9042093582670505
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.04695000000000005
    change_pct_from_t0
    -4.8938365802557975
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.570009730815258
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -1.9042093582670505

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 56c3904e1a0fb00ea1469a5fcdc6c49f4418312b600d5e04d4ee4d2373a1dace · 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), Romania's pre-tax diesel price moved -16.1%, which is 6.3 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    0.80469
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -2.360115842025236
    t0_value
    0.9593700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -16.123080771756467
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.273548531134124
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.15468000000000004
    change_pct_from_t0
    -16.123080771756467
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.570009730815258
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.273548531134124
    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
    0.80469
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -2.360115842025236
    t0_value
    0.9593700000000001
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -16.123080771756467
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    pre-tax
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.273548531134124
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.15468000000000004
    change_pct_from_t0
    -16.123080771756467
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    2.570009730815258
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.273548531134124

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 0347b222cc7abaa9f58b84da68b78bb7f9f87c4f688e8088f66d7205c246b985 · 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), Romania's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -1.0%, which is 0.5 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.52281
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.232103991159433
    t0_value
    1.53774
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -0.9709053546113198
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5392843783546415
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01493000000000011
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.9709053546113198
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8003587598319746
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5392843783546415
    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
    1.52281
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.232103991159433
    t0_value
    1.53774
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -0.9709053546113198
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-02-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -0.5392843783546415
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.01493000000000011
    change_pct_from_t0
    -0.9709053546113198
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    6
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8003587598319746
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -0.5392843783546415

    Template event.price_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 0a1e5e498d341538031fdd4ec7f5d9906a6cf4c150f814b9e83384f0c95f42fa · 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), Romania's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -3.7%, which is 2.1 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    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
    1.4806700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.5563504330198392
    t0_value
    1.53774
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -3.7112905952891873
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.0614172453247916
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.057069999999999954
    change_pct_from_t0
    -3.7112905952891873
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8003587598319746
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.0614172453247916
    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
    1.4806700000000002
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -1.5563504330198392
    t0_value
    1.53774
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -3.7112905952891873
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-03-06
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -2.0614172453247916
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.057069999999999954
    change_pct_from_t0
    -3.7112905952891873
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    1
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8003587598319746
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -2.0614172453247916

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint ba59b55fcbb3a8641f3e28987409eeab0163918e80485b34403774b0da8f66c1 · 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), Romania's tax-inclusive diesel price moved -12.1%, which is 6.7 times its normal week-to-week variation over the previous three years — outside that range.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    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
    1.3517000000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -2.548710746421281
    t0_value
    1.53774
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -12.098274090548466
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.719924028740574
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.18603999999999998
    change_pct_from_t0
    -12.098274090548466
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8003587598319746
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.719924028740574
    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
    1.3517000000000001
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    z_score
    -2.548710746421281
    t0_value
    1.53774
    fuel_type
    DIESEL
    change_pct
    -12.098274090548466
    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_RO_DIESEL
    series_kind
    tax-inclusive
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    statement_topic
    event
    variation_label
    week-to-week
    observation_date
    2023-05-01
    same_observation
    false
    volatility_units
    -6.719924028740574
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin"]
    change_abs_from_t0
    -0.18603999999999998
    change_pct_from_t0
    -12.098274090548466
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    5
    normal_volatility_pct
    1.8003587598319746
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    change_in_volatility_units
    -6.719924028740574

    Template event.price_move.outside_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 94c8141ea016990ac16345cb50f374f0f345be4c834b5862d9c7a53b19d721ca · 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 Romania's pre-tax petrol price by +0.9 c/L (range -0.8–+2.6); it actually moved +0.8 c/L, leaving -0.1 c/L not explained by crude.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    -0.0011050550185717559
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    0.007830000000000004
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.00893505501857176
    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
    -0.008265378912673415
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.026135488949817355
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    -0.0011050550185717559
    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
    0.007830000000000004
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.00893505501857176
    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
    -0.008265378912673415
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.026135488949817355
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint adb3070b4eff366b1e51a866156a57ac061ff8c7e8cc6d2e3c741fa09ce80fe9 · 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 Romania's pre-tax petrol price by -1.3 c/L (range -10.5–+7.9); it actually moved +0.1 c/L, leaving +1.4 c/L not explained by crude.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    0.01410140643089045
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    0.0011500000000000954
    expected_eur_per_litre
    -0.012951406430890355
    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
    -0.10455690242646878
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.07865408956468849
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_EURO_SUPER_95
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    0.01410140643089045
    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
    0.0011500000000000954
    expected_eur_per_litre
    -0.012951406430890355
    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
    -0.10455690242646878
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.07865408956468849
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    182.6569381415496

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint ba717a26325b88a349e22d47186486712ad9155caece03687d2cbb7df68d931f · 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 Romania's pre-tax diesel price by +1.5 c/L (range +0.6–+2.4); it actually moved -6.0 c/L, leaving -7.5 c/L not explained by crude.

    about RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    -0.07543790442777663
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.060250000000000026
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.015187904427776611
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.9939207000691863
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -8.939999999999998
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.006064561114333601
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.024311247741219084
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    -0.07543790442777663
    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
    -0.060250000000000026
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.015187904427776611
    proxy_volatility_units
    -1.9939207000691863
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -8.939999999999998
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.006064561114333601
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.024311247741219084
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621

    Template event.crude_only.computed v1.1 · Fingerprint a7250c128c948de2d6e67081e2d029af1ab81157296690cc45170857a417314b · 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 Romania's pre-tax diesel price by +6.6 c/L (range +2.4–+10.7); it actually moved -15.5 c/L, leaving -22.0 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 RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    -0.22037023763407856
    series_source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","eia_brent_rbrte"]
    anchor_period_start
    2023-01-30
    actual_eur_per_litre
    -0.15468000000000004
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.06569023763407852
    proxy_volatility_units
    -6.086587908824174
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -27.290000000000003
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.024336196991624856
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.10704427827653297
    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
    Romania
    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_RO_DIESEL
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    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
    -0.22037023763407856
    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
    -0.15468000000000004
    expected_eur_per_litre
    0.06569023763407852
    proxy_volatility_units
    -6.086587908824174
    pass_through_sample_end
    2026-09-14
    proxy_change_usd_per_bbl
    -27.290000000000003
    pass_through_sample_start
    2008-01-07
    pass_through_window_label
    FULL_SAMPLE
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    expected_low_eur_per_litre
    0.024336196991624856
    expected_high_eur_per_litre
    0.10704427827653297
    proxy_normal_volatility_pct
    9.833812917722621

    Template event.crude_only.computed_with_proxy v1.1 · Fingerprint bb36551958afcc3a82eb837561e97822daa6567cdc0164d0ebd87623cac4b262 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  17. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked crude was moderate (15%–15%) for Romania 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 RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    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
    Romania
    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
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    15.3571428571429
    value_min_pct
    14.7275
    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
    Romania
    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
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    15.3571428571429
    value_min_pct
    14.7275
    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 fcac42fbaa975ff15096770eefd403e71c5284816a7a2319e40dad1d36c0436f · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  18. Direct physical dependence on Hormuz-linked refined product was limited (0%–7%) for Romania 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 RomaniaCalculatedMedium
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    limited
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Romania
    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
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    6.60377358490566
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    PARTIAL
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/METHODOLOGY.md §9 publishes no bands
    band_applied_to
    upper bound of the range (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md §3.2: a range has no meaningful midpoint)
    dependence_limited_max_pct
    10
    dependence_moderate_max_pct
    33
    Inputs
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    band
    limited
    unit
    % of imported tonnes
    period
    2023-02
    status
    NO_OBSERVATION
    country
    Romania
    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
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    value_max_pct
    6.60377358490566
    value_min_pct
    0
    exposure_status
    PARTIAL
    statement_topic
    hormuz
    value_point_pct
    null
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    methodology_version
    1.0
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.dependence.range v1.1 · Fingerprint 181d39e21a388c5916b0a76ca7c7149fc47e38deb985a038cc3400bcc85692a3 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  19. Available evidence does show a physical supply reduction: Romania's reported crude imports in 2023-02 were -24.2% against the mean of the previous 12 months.

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    country
    Romania
    change_pct
    -24.247548190733852
    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
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    560000
    baseline_months
    12
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm"]
    baseline_mean_tonnes
    739250
    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
    Romania
    change_pct
    -24.247548190733852
    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
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    partner_role
    ORIGIN
    value_tonnes
    560000
    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
    739250
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0

    Template event.supply.reduction v1.1 · Fingerprint 35cd7e6c51469371bb7013b2661e7db82513a46d93b2ef797781763663d7f15f · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  20. In 2023-02, Romania's oil stocks stood 0.3% above their trailing 12-month mean — inside the 5% either side that this site reads as in line with it, with 86.0 days of cover (as published).

    about RomaniaCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    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_RO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    days_of_cover
    86
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    -3.1901318587834964
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    2276000
    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
    2269500
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct
    0.2864066975104649
    trailing_12m_observations
    12
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/METHODOLOGY.md publishes no band
    band_applied_to
    the rounded figure printed in the sentence
    days_of_cover_basis
    as published (Eurostat nrg_stk_oem, STK_EUE_DIR); never stocks divided by consumption (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md D7)
    trailing_window_months
    12
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct_raw
    0.2864066975104649
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct_shown
    0.3
    inventory_material_deviation_pct
    5
    Inputs
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    tonnes
    month
    2023-02
    status
    OBSERVED
    country
    Romania
    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
    source_ids
    ["ec_weekly_oil_bulletin","ecb_exr_reference_rates","eia_brent_rbrte","eia_us_product_spot","eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm","eurostat_nrg_ti_oilm","reference_hormuz_v1"]
    holder_type
    STK_CL
    series_code
    INVENTORY_RO
    country_iso2
    RO
    country_name
    Romania
    country_slug
    romania
    days_of_cover
    86
    metric_status
    COMPUTED
    mom_change_pct
    -3.1901318587834964
    statement_topic
    event
    observation_date
    2023-02-01
    series_source_ids
    ["eurostat_nrg_stk_oem","eurostat_nrg_stk_oilm"]
    total_stock_tonnes
    2276000
    calculation_version
    event_statements-1.0
    days_of_cover_basis
    as published by Eurostat (nrg_stk_oem, STK_EUE_DIR); not stocks divided by consumption (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md D7)
    methodology_version
    1.0
    observation_gap_days
    4
    trailing_12m_mean_tonnes
    2269500
    level_vs_trailing_12m_pct
    0.2864066975104649
    study_calculation_version
    event_study-1.0
    trailing_12m_observations
    12

    Template event.inventory_level.in_line v1.1 · Fingerprint e10f4aa3a1e91bb908502c24a49d908529194fffb51525bb358b1da75078f36c · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  21. Summary of what can be checked here

    Only part of the chain can be checked for Romania around EU import ban on 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 (15–15%) 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.

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    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)
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    Romania
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    EMBARGO
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    romania
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    event.supply.reduction
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    ["refined-product benchmark","refining margin","freight rates","wholesale prices"]
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    source
    v1 choice of this module; the channel list is docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.3
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EMBARGO
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    event
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    15–15%
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    1.0
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    Template event.verdict.partial v1.1 · Fingerprint 8eac4dec8c3bfeff928e691fa7af8d81834f4c1b768dc0d4252c44296d283430 · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

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

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    Why this sentence
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    Brent crude
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    BRENT
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    day-to-day
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    1.8495435613044966
    Thresholds
    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
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    sample sd of period-over-period % changes over the 3 years before T0, at the series' own frequency (day-to-day)
    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    event_type
    EMBARGO
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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
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    same_observation
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    change_in_volatility_units
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    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
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    unusual_move_volatility_units
    2
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    methodology_version
    1.0
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    1
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    4.532472704306617
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    Template event.benchmark_move.within_normal v1.1 · Fingerprint 0da9031a475f48ba9492ce0f26d02ef4b075756fb5a3ed508e2b5f1ea86c489b · calculation event_statements-1.0 · computed 2026-09-25 14:09 UTC

  24. In the 90 days after EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023), the Brent crude benchmark moved -3.8%, which is 0.8 times its normal day-to-day variation over the previous three years — within that range.

    about the event as a wholeCalculatedOfficial
    Why this sentence
    Variables
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
    unit
    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    source
    v1 choice of this module; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.2 requires the comparison but publishes no cut-off
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    $/BBL
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    90
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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"]
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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
    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"]
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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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    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
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    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)
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    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    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
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    event_name
    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
    event_slug
    eu-russia-products-embargo-2023
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    EMBARGO
    reason_code
    NO_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)
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    true
    Inputs
    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)
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    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
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    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    ["refining margin"]
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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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    NO_REFINERY_MARGIN_SERIES
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    source
    CLAUDE.md §1; docs/PRICE_MODEL.md §2.1 (a series with no licensed source is visible as a gap)
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    t0
    2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
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    ["refining margin"]
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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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    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.