Russia's main oil product is now trading way below the G7's $60 price cap, as the heavily sanctioned nation only has a handful of buyers to keep up its crude oil trade.

 

Urals grade, Russia's largest crude oil export, traded at its Baltic Sea port at just $37.80 a barrel on Friday, according to data from Argus Media.

 

In addition to lagging below the price cap, that's less than half the price of international benchmark Brent crude, which was trading at about $80 a barrel on Monday.

 

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russia-oil-crude-g7-price-cap-western-sanctions-eu-ban-2023-1

If Russia is doing it so tough at the moment why is 5 out of every 6 tourists in Phuket at the moment a Russian.

3 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

If Russia is doing it so tough at the moment why is 5 out of every 6 tourists in Phuket at the moment a Russian.

The price cap was imposed very recently. And even if it weren't, what percentage of Russians can afford to vacation in Phuket? So far, you've got nothing.

2 minutes ago, placeholder said:

The price cap was imposed very recently. And even if it weren't, what percentage of Russians can afford to vacation in Phuket? So far, you've got nothing.

Not sure of the exact percentage but it is at least enough people to cram every inch of Rawai with them.

1 minute ago, Adumbration said:

Not sure of the exact percentage but it is at least enough people to cram every inch of Rawai with them.

In other words a drop in the bucket of Russia's total population.

That’s great news!it makes it harder for Putin to finance his criminal war of conquest.It also makes it harder to murder Ukrainians trying to defend their country and because he’s deprived of the tec side of the war he can get more Russians killed some leader NOT!

Putin, you're scr.....! ????

 

Joking apart, It's impressive how the allies managed to significantly overcome their initial dependence on Russian energy.

Edited January 10, 20233 yr by candide

1 hour ago, Adumbration said:

If Russia is doing it so tough at the moment why is 5 out of every 6 tourists in Phuket at the moment a Russian.

Many of them are refugees.

This is good news. Starve out the madman dictator. He deserves that. He earned that. Make him a pariah. Serial killing and genocide of women and children is simply not acceptable bahabior, for a simple print nation that wants to consider itself part of the work community, but in reality is perilously close to being a developing nation, or 3rd world, as they used to day. 

7 hours ago, Adumbration said:

If Russia is doing it so tough at the moment why is 5 out of every 6 tourists in Phuket at the moment a Russian.

Many long stayers, also indicated by their place of stay.

Edited January 11, 20233 yr by stevenl

8 hours ago, Adumbration said:

If Russia is doing it so tough at the moment why is 5 out of every 6 tourists in Phuket at the moment a Russian.

Many ran away to escape the war. I recently got a surprise call from the daughter of long time Russian friend. She and her husband had initially escaped to Georgia, when their visa options there ran out they thought of Thailand though they had never been here. 

 

At the end of the call she deplored me to never believe anything that comes from the Russian state. I told her I know, I was there during the Cold War and I know her father well. Her parents are vehemently anti Putin and hated the Soviet system. Many Russians are but you would never know that from state propaganda. Putin has only improved on Soviet misinformation.

 

Edited January 11, 20233 yr by rabas

7 hours ago, Tug said:

That’s great news!it makes it harder for Putin to finance his criminal war of conquest.It also makes it harder to murder Ukrainians trying to defend their country and because he’s deprived of the tec side of the war he can get more Russians killed some leader NOT!

A lot of Ukrainians prefer Russia to Zalenski and the crooks that back him. This is why it's a strange war. Putin can't steamroller over the Ukraine without harming his own supporters. Western media totally refuse to mention this fact,

9 hours ago, Adumbration said:

Not sure of the exact percentage but it is at least enough people to cram every inch of Rawai with them.

Sure. Funny or arrogant(?) that some posters think all 150 million Russians are dirt poor, have no savings.

And so far no one could tell what a package tour from Russia cost. You can bet that airfare is a fraction of prices from Europe or not to speak from the opposite side of the world (America).

Many Russians from Siberia which is closer than you might think.

Edited January 11, 20233 yr by KhunBENQ

9 hours ago, placeholder said:

The price cap was imposed very recently. And even if it weren't, what percentage of Russians can afford to vacation in Phuket? So far, you've got nothing.

Draft Dodgers ?

1 minute ago, garzhe said:

Draft Dodgers ?

Could be. I don't know if draft age Russians are still allowed to leave the country.

The Russian crowd on Rawai? Perhaps since something has been going wrong with the sanctions, as I read in an Austrian media.

But perhaps they (the Austrians) got it wrong?

They say that the European imports from Russia within the 7 months last year has increased more than double against 2021 while Germany and Poland are the biggest importers.  (cannot find it on The Guardian)

Just now, Saanim said:

The Russian crowd on Rawai? Perhaps since something has been going wrong with the sanctions, as I read in an Austrian media.

But perhaps they (the Austrians) got it wrong?

They say that the European imports from Russia within the 7 months last year has increased more than double against 2021 while Germany and Poland are the biggest importers.  (cannot find it on The Guardian)

What were they after August 2022 for the remainder of the year and what are they for 2023? Pointless posting outdated figures to give context to the current prices.

3 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Could be. I don't know if draft age Russians are still allowed to leave the country.

Not sure either how the Russians but all the Ukrainians should be now called back wherever they are worldwide. And they are not a few in Europe, not only from the time before the war but also during the humanitarian actions.

And how they have got out when any man 18 - 60 yo was not allowed to travel?      

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

What were they after August 2022 for the remainder of the year and what are they for 2023? Pointless posting outdated figures to give context to the current prices.

I am soooo sorry that I did not get also the figures after August. Perhaps you can enlighten us? 

1 minute ago, Saanim said:

Not sure either how the Russians but all the Ukrainians should be now called back wherever they are worldwide. And they are not a few in Europe, not only from the time before the war but also during the humanitarian actions.

And how they have got out when any man 18 - 60 yo was not allowed to travel?      

Not going to go down this road any further. This divagation began with the rather silly observation questioning the effectiveness of the price cap because so many Russians were in Phuket.

Just now, Saanim said:

I am soooo sorry that I did not get also the figures after August. Perhaps you can enlighten us? 

Apology accepted. 

33 minutes ago, Saanim said:

The Russian crowd on Rawai? Perhaps since something has been going wrong with the sanctions, as I read in an Austrian media.

But perhaps they (the Austrians) got it wrong?

They say that the European imports from Russia within the 7 months last year has increased more than double against 2021 while Germany and Poland are the biggest importers.  (cannot find it on The Guardian)

The impact of the price of energy?

9 minutes ago, candide said:

The impact of the price of energy?

Whatever. 

Anyway, nice video showing between 1900 - 2022 top 10 European countries by GDP (not sure whether the war already included).

Interesting also appearing of some East Block countries in 60's.

Edited January 11, 20233 yr by Saanim

4 minutes ago, Saanim said:

Whatever. 

Anyway, nice video showing between 1900 - 2022 top 10 European countries by GDP (not sure whether the war already included).

Interesting also appearing of some East Block countries in 60's.

Back to now: Germany has stopped "all imports of crude oil from Russia"

40 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Apology accepted. 

A request by hot line to Kremlin to update the figures sent already.

However, not sure how I will be able to present here the figures, since not a trustworthy source... 

Just now, Saanim said:

A request by hot line to Kremlin to update the figures sent already.

However, not sure how I will be able to present here the figures, since not a trustworthy source... 

Send me your response from the Kremlin via PM. 

20 minutes ago, Saanim said:

Whatever. 

Anyway, nice video showing between 1900 - 2022 top 10 European countries by GDP (not sure whether the war already included).

Interesting also appearing of some East Block countries in 60's.

Interesting

11 hours ago, Adumbration said:

Not sure of the exact percentage but it is at least enough people to cram every inch of Rawai with them.

In all fairness given the size of them, it would not take that many.

35 minutes ago, Saanim said:

Whatever. 

Anyway, nice video showing between 1900 - 2022 top 10 European countries by GDP (not sure whether the war already included).

Interesting also appearing of some East Block countries in 60's.

Put on a per capita basis, the Soviet Union and more so Russia nearly disappear. The USSR had almost 300 million people. 

 

Even from Soviet days, the Russian economy is mostly a weapons factory funded by oil and resources with abysmal consumer production. That's why they are stealing washing machines.

 

 

3 hours ago, The Old Bull said:

A lot of Ukrainians prefer Russia to Zalenski and the crooks that back him. This is why it's a strange war. Putin can't steamroller over the Ukraine without harming his own supporters. Western media totally refuse to mention this fact,

A lot? Even 2 can be a lot sometimes!!!