# Oil surges 5% after US sanctions Russian firms Rosneft, Lukoil | Reuters

> Oil prices surged about 5% to a two-week high after the US imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia's war in Ukraine. Brent settled at $65.99 and WTI at $61.79, and energy firms in China and India were weighing cuts to Russian imports.

- Date: 2025-10-22 · published 2025-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8126-oil-surges-5-after-us-sanctions-russian-firms-rosneft-lukoil-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

If Chinese and Indian buyers cut Russian crude, global supply tightens and crude prices stay elevated. Higher crude supports biofuel and diesel costs, which can lift soybean oil and other energy-linked feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-10-22 | 1 | +3.8% | 3.5 | Reuters report dated Oct 22 of oil surging about 5% after US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, with Brent settling near $66, directly matches the 1-day move through 2025-10-22. |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | 1 | +6.5% | 4.0 | US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil threaten Russian crude supply and trade flows, driving Brent up about 5% to a two-week high. |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-22 | 1 | +4.9% | 4.5 | US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil on Oct 22 sent crude up ~5%, a supply-risk shock that directly lifted ULSD futures the same day. |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-23 | 1 | +5.7% | 3.5 | The sanctions on Russian majors drove a ~5% crude surge, lifting diesel via input cost and supply-risk sentiment; the settlement is dated Oct 22 but the move carried into the Oct 23 diesel session. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | [Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil companies over Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8127-putin-defiant-after-trump-sanctions-russian-oil-companies-over-ukraine-reuters.md) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| 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% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-22 | [Oil extends gains after settlement on new sanctions on Russian oil companies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8131-oil-extends-gains-after-settlement-on-new-sanctions-on-russian-oil-companies.md) | +5.0% | +6.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-01-13 | [China, India seek new supplies as US sanctions tighten grip on Russian oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26685-china-india-seek-new-supplies-as-us-sanctions-tighten-grip-on-russian-oil.md) | +2.7% | -6.4% |
| 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% |
| WTI | 2025-10-23 | [Putin defiant after Trump sanctions Russian oil companies over Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8127-putin-defiant-after-trump-sanctions-russian-oil-companies-over-ukraine-reuters.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| WTI | 2025-10-22 | [Oil extends gains after settlement on new sanctions on Russian oil companies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8131-oil-extends-gains-after-settlement-on-new-sanctions-on-russian-oil-companies.md) | +4.0% | +4.9% |
| WTI | 2019-04-22 | [Oil surges as US says it will end Iran sanctions waivers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9605-oil-surges-as-us-says-it-will-end-iran-sanctions-waivers.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-crude-futures-up-13-after-us-sanctions-russias-rosneft-lukoil-says-more-come-2025-10-22/

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