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

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

Refs. 31,32

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