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Daily (01.06.2022): Long-term British gas prices rose on Tuesday due to fears about reduced flows from Russia
Crude oil prices increased on Tuesday, boosted by European Union leaders' agreement to impose a 90% ban on Russian crude oil imports by the end of 2022. Consequently, Brent crude rose by 1% to $122.84 a barrel.
read more... 01/06/2022
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EU leaders downplay chances of rapid Russian gas ban
EU leaders on Tuesday (31 May) played down the prospects of getting a ban on Russian gas in a next round of sanctions, after struggling to secure a watered-down embargo on Moscow’s key oil exports.
read more... 01/06/2022
Bulgaria to get exemption from EU ban on Russian oil imports until end-2024
Bulgaria will receive as requested an exemption until end-2024 from a European Union embargo on imports of Russian crude oil, which is part of the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov said on Tuesday.
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EU leaders back partial ban on Russian oil imports into the bloc
After several weeks of drawn-out negotiations mostly stalled by Hungary, EU leaders on Monday (30 May) struck a political compromise to ban seaborne imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, but fell short of a full embargo.
read more... 31/05/2022
Hungary holds out for total Russian oil ban exemption as EU leaders meet
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said May 30 he wants a complete exemption from the European Union's plans to ban Russian oil imports as EU leaders gathered to discuss a new proposal to win the support of the landlocked member state.
read more... 31/05/2022