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Shipping companies are refusing to load tankers with the main grade of Russian crude, known in industry parlance as Urals, traders and shipping executives said. Commodity trading houses, meanwhile, are struggling to get banks to fund cargoes of Urals with letters of credit—a form of trade finance that keeps the wheels of international trade turning. And some refining companies are shunning Russian crude oil they normally would convert into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
The lack of demand has weighed on the price of Russian oil. The discount at which Urals is trading to benchmark Brent crude is up to 10 times wider than average in the physical market, traders said.
The main risk for shippers, refiners and bankers: taking hold of, or financing, Russian crude oil that gets hit by Western sanctions.
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The lack of demand has weighed on the price of Russian oil. The discount at which Urals is trading to benchmark Brent crude is up to 10 times wider than average in the physical market, traders said.
The main risk for shippers, refiners and bankers: taking hold of, or financing, Russian crude oil that gets hit by Western sanctions.
Oil Traders Shun Russian Crude, Fearing Impact of Sanctions
The West hasn’t hit Russian oil exports with sanctions. The energy industry is acting as if they are already in place. Shipping companies are refusing to load tankers with the main grade of Russian crude, known in industry parlance as Urals, traders and shipping executives said. Commodity trading h
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