The Big Oil giant stated that under Russian regulations, payments would be made to ‘’a specific restricted Russian bank account, the contents of which could not be transferred outside Russia without government approval".

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/13/as-big-oil-continues-to-profit-from-ukraine-war-its-time-to-shut-down-the-blood-pipeline

“There is illiquidity in the market,” said a trader at a large Russian bank, while cheaper oil is an “irritant”.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/world-market/russian-rouble-slumps-14-month-low-us-dollar-8660627/