Urals

Cultural

Mountain range primarily in the western part of Russia that forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia. The Urals extend from the Arctic tundra to the desert region north of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.

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Russia’s main grade of crude, known as Urals, trades for around $45 a barrel, well below the international benchmark Brent.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Refiners are technically capable of operating without Urals, but a rapid disengagement would be commercially challenging and politically sensitive,” according to an analysis from Kpler, a ship-tracking data provider.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday, the price difference between Brent and Russia’s Urals blend reached $26.5, a record high, according to commodity analytics company Argus Media.

From The Wall Street Journal

It left Russia in late December and just days after the BBC reported on the UK's legal advice it entered the Channel carrying about 100,000 tonnes of Urals crude, Russia's flagship oil grade.

From BBC

Another issue is that Russian Urals crude has a higher sulphur content than the Brent crude supplied from elsewhere.

From BBC

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