While the threat of fresh US sanctions on Russian oil producers drove crude prices up by ~8% this week, market participants appear to be treating the risk with a degree of scepticism. That leaves the risks to oil prices skewed to the upside if these sanctions fail to bring Russia back to the negotiation table.
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