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Russian Oil Price Cap Is Difficult To Implement: Oman Energy Minister

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Oman’s Energy Minister Salim bin Nasser bin Said Al Aufi voiced scepticism towards the planned price cap on Russian crude oil imports by the G7 in an interview with CBNC.

  • “A price cap is not a market thing, it is unheard of, it is a very difficult thing to implement, and it goes against all the market norms”, the minister said.
  • “To put a price cap that means you are also accepting potentially a price flow, and nobody is talking about a price flow…but in all cases, a price cap is not something the world will be able to sustain for long, and it is very difficult to monitor”, he added.
  • When asked about current crude oil price levels he answered, “I see these prices probably staying like this a little bit until the end of winter…in Oman we are really not banking on these prices to continue to stay high for next year.”

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