# US hits top Russian oil companies with sanctions, EU bans Russian LNG | Reuters

> The US sanctioned Russia's top oil companies and the EU moved to ban Russian LNG. Britain had sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil the week before, and Brent rose to about $64 after the US measures.

- Date: 2025-10-22 · published 2025-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8128-us-hits-top-russian-oil-companies-with-sanctions-eu-bans-russian-lng-reuters
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Russian LNG to Europe tightens gas supply and supports natural gas prices, which feed into fertilizer and processing costs. Crude gains also add to energy input costs.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-10-22 | 1 | +3.8% | 3.5 | US sanctions on Russia's top oil firms plus the EU LNG ban raised supply-disruption risk and lifted Brent on Oct 22. |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | 1 | +6.5% | 4.0 | US sanctions on top Russian oil firms plus the EU's Russian LNG ban tighten energy supply and lifted Brent. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2023-01-31 | [Russia boosts LNG exports to Europe by 20% in 2022 - Refinitiv \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37945-russia-boosts-lng-exports-to-europe-by-20-in-2022-refinitiv-reuters.md) | -16.0% | -4.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-03-02 | [Oil, gas, wheat and aluminium jump as Russia sanctions bite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6281-oil-gas-wheat-and-aluminium-jump-as-russia-sanctions-bite.md) | +2.3% | +19.3% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-24 | [US LNG exports set for endurance test as high gas prices bite \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18057-us-lng-exports-set-for-endurance-test-as-high-gas-prices-bite-reuters.md) | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| NATGAS | 2021-10-01 | [European gas prices hit all-time highs as Russian flows slump \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44762-european-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-as-russian-flows-slump-reuters.md) | -0.5% | +0.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-06-10 | [Russia May Be Testing U.S. Gas Nerve With Europe Push, Citi Says - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58780-russia-may-be-testing-u-s-gas-nerve-with-europe-push-citi-says-energy-news-top.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | [Pump prices could rise after US, EU hit Russian oil companies with new sanctions and oil spikes \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8129-pump-prices-could-rise-after-us-eu-hit-russian-oil-companies-with-new-sanctions.md) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-01-10 | [Oil prices rally 3% as US hits Russian oil with tougher sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10352-oil-prices-rally-3-as-us-hits-russian-oil-with-tougher-sanctions.md) | +5.4% | -4.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-hits-top-russian-oil-companies-with-sanctions-eu-bans-russian-lng-2025-10-22/

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