Table 1 Parameters for equations (1)–(9) describing Russia’s oil income
From: The effect of European fuel-tax cuts on the oil income of Russia
Parameter | Variable | Very short term | Short term | Long term | Reference |
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Demand elasticity of road fuel in the EU with respect to price | \(\tilde\varepsilon_{D, {\mathrm {EU}}}\) | −0.25 | −0.25 | −0.9 | See Methods |
Demand elasticity of oil globally (excluding EU road fuel) with respect to price | εD,ROW | −0.125 | −0.125 | −0.45 | See Methods |
Supply elasticity of Russian oil with respect to price | εS,RU | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | See Methods |
Supply elasticity of global oil (excluding Russia) with respect to price | εS,ROW | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | See Methods |
Demand elasticity of road fuel in EU with respect to income | εI,EU | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ref. 15 |
Base fuel excise tax in the EU (€ l−1) | τ | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | Weighted average of all countries’ taxes; see Methods |
Base oil price per litre of fuel (€ l−1) | p | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | Oil price = $110 per barrel; foreign exchange rate = €0.9 per $; 170 l fuel per barrel |
Other costs, such as refining (€ l−1) | c | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | Follows from p + τ + c; see Methods |
VAT rate | vEU | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Base consumer price excluding VAT (€ l−1) | p + τ + c | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | Sum of oil price, fuel tax and other costs; see Methods |
Oil extraction cost in Russia (€ per barrel) | e | 17 | 17l | 17 | Rystad UCube database14 |
EU road fuel demand share of global oil consumption (%) | x | 48 | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
Russian oil exports per day (million litres of fuel; million barrels of oil) | SRU | 540; 3.2 | 1,200; 7 | 1,400; 8 | IEA38 and case assumptions; see Methods |
Global oil supply, excluding Russian exports, per day (million litres of fuel; million barrels of oil) | SROW | 13,000; 7.6 | 16,000; 92 | 16,000; 92 | Follows from SRU,S |
Road fuel demand in the EU per day (million litres of fuel; million barrels of oil) | DEU | 870; 5.1 | 960; 5.6 | 970; 5.7 | Follows from x, D |
Global oil demand, excluding EU road fuel demand, per day (million litres of fuel; million barrels of oil) | DROW | 950; 5.6 | 16,000; 93.4 | 16,000; 94.3 | Follows from x, D |
Russia’s exports as a share of the global supply (%) | y | 29 | 7 | 8 | Follows from SRU,S |