# The Commodities Feed: EU agrees on another Russian sanctions package | articles | ING THINK

> The EU agreed a 16th sanctions package against Russia that sanctions 73 more shadow-fleet vessels and bans aluminium imports. Cold weather also cut North Dakota oil output by 120-150k b/d and hit natural gas production. Supply from Kurdistan may resume soon.

- Date: 2025-02-20 · published 2025-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26238-the-commodities-feed-eu-agrees-on-another-russian-sanctions-package-articles
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter sanctions on Russian tankers and US production losses reduce crude supply and support prices. Higher energy costs raise feed processing and transport expenses.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2023-08-07 | [The Commodities Feed: Russia-Ukraine tensions add to oil supply risks \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34496-the-commodities-feed-russia-ukraine-tensions-add-to-oil-supply-risks-articles.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| BRENT | 2023-10-16 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil market remains nervous \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33615-the-commodities-feed-oil-market-remains-nervous-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.4% | -10.9% |
| BRENT | 2020-02-07 | [The Commodities Feed: More OPEC+ cuts coming \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54748-the-commodities-feed-more-opec-cuts-coming-snaps-ing-think.md) | +2.3% | -8.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-01-17 | [International Diesel Prices Surge After U.S. Sanctions on Russia \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11455-international-diesel-prices-surge-after-u-s-sanctions-on-russia-oilprice-com.md) | -4.1% | -8.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-22 | [US hits top Russian oil companies with sanctions, EU bans Russian LNG \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8128-us-hits-top-russian-oil-companies-with-sanctions-eu-bans-russian-lng-reuters.md) | +5.0% | +6.1% |
| WTI | 2023-08-07 | [The Commodities Feed: Russia-Ukraine tensions add to oil supply risks \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34496-the-commodities-feed-russia-ukraine-tensions-add-to-oil-supply-risks-articles.md) | +0.5% | +3.3% |
| WTI | 2023-10-16 | [The Commodities Feed: Oil market remains nervous \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33615-the-commodities-feed-oil-market-remains-nervous-articles-ing-think.md) | +1.5% | -12.6% |
| WTI | 2020-02-07 | [The Commodities Feed: More OPEC+ cuts coming \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54748-the-commodities-feed-more-opec-cuts-coming-snaps-ing-think.md) | +0.9% | -19.2% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/the-commodities-feed-eu-agrees-on-another-sanction-package-against-russia200225/

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