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ObamaNation See other ObamaNation Articles Title: EU Proposes Ban On Russian Oil Imports Seemingly right on cue (and by that we mean less than two weeks after Emmanuel Macron won re-election in France, securing the European status quo), and shortly after the Germans acquiesced to demands for a gradual reduction in Russian oil imports, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for a phased ban on all Russian oil by the end of the year. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament this would be "a complete import ban on all Russian oil, seaborne and pipeline, crude and refined." "We will make sure that we phase out Russian oil in an orderly fashion, in a way that allows us and our partners to secure alternative supply routes and minimises the impact on global markets," she said. "This is why we will phase out Russian supply of crude oil within six months and refined products by the end of the year." In a proposed sixth round of sanctions aimed at pressuring President Putin, von der Leyen also said the bloc's executive body was also proposing to take Russia’s biggest bank, Sberbank, and two other Russian banks off the Swift financial-messaging system. What's more, the European Commission is also planning to ban three major Russian state-owned broadcasters from the EU. According to von der Leyen, EU member states will start discussing this latest sanctions package later Wednesday in Brussels. Ambassadors from the European Union's 27 member countries were expected to adopt the plans as early as this week, meaning the sanctions could soon become law, Reuters notes, although differences remain among member states about certain aspects of the proposals. Oil prices jumped on the news, but the shift in spot prices doesn't entirely reflect the difficulties ahead, as Europe's scramble to replace Russian supplies will likely create serious problems in the international market, as they search for replacement sources from the Middle East, North Africa and the US. The rise in prices also removes all the price-drop benefits of President Biden's massive SPR release plan to bring down US retail gasoline prices. To be sure, a full embargo on Russian oil isn't a done deal yet: Hungary (seeking exemptions) has repeatedly warned it could veto an oil package that doesn’t allow Budapest enough time and financial assistance to set up the infrastructure needed to wean itself off Russian oil pipeline deliveries. Diplomats said at least two more member states, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, have argued that if Hungary and Slovakia are given more time to stop buying Russian oil exports, they should be given the same leeway. A trickier issue will be replacing Russian refined product imports, particularly so-called middle distillates. These include fuels such as diesel, fuel oil that runs heavy-duty vehicles and machinery, and inputs for petrochemicals. "The middle distillate market is extremely tight in most regions around the globe. Risks around Russian supply, lower Chinese exports, recovering demand following Covid, and limited ability of refiners to respond has meant that inventories in the US, Europe and Asia are at multiyear lows," ING strategist Warren Patterson said. Von der Leyen delusionally noted at the conclusion of her speech that her proposal will "maximize pressure on Russia, while at the same time minimizing collateral damage to us and our partners around the globe." In reality, we fail to see how reduced supply at this time - and thus higher prices - does anything but hurt every other nation on earth (especially the poorest)... which perhaps explains why so many nations (including those with some of the lower GDP per person levels) refuse to go along with the West's plan to punish Putin. Poster Comment: Perfect, just in time for winter. I call this the 'Blazing Saddles" school of energy policy. All the oil being extracted from the US SPR, that was supposed to lower prices here, is being sent to Europe. Check the price of Diesel lately? Natural gas? NatGas is about 3X what it was with Trump. The Bidet is sending that to Europe too, but fortunately, we don't have much of an LNG infrastructure, so not a lot can be sent at present. We can't supply our own energy needs thanks to the Green New Dark Agers and they think by sending our energy overseas and causing shortages here is a good way to punish US for causing global warming and get their delusional green agenda passed. Somebody really should sound collision, we're about to crash. Then again, we don't exactly have Capt. Ramius at the helm of the ship of state, do we? We have a bitter, senile old pedophile that likes to sniff young girls. What could possibly go wrong? Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
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That's not entirely accurate. NatGas is 3X what it was after the phoney election. It's actually up over five and a half times of Trump's low in Jun2020. You have to go back to about 1992 to get that price. Phoney election day - $2.888/Mcf Today - $8.340/Mcf - 2.9X Perfect! thank you. “ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken
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