Moscow Gas Stations Ration Fuel Amid Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Refineries
- On Tuesday, Moscow gas stations reimposed fuel purchase limits as major chains Gazprom Neft and Tatneft capped sales per vehicle, with AI-95 gasoline becoming scarce throughout the capital.
- Persistent shortages triggered a "second wave" of Russia's fuel crisis following months of Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries that damaged domestic refining capacity, with at least 26 facilities shut down.
- Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev claimed diesel remains available "everywhere," yet acknowledged that long lines continue forming at filling stations as shortages spread to at least 10 regions including Bashkortostan.
- To protect domestic supplies, the Russian government extended a temporary export ban on gasoline and diesel through early next year, contradicting Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak's claim last month of market stabilization.
- Analysts warn the crisis may peak in early September when Belarus' Novopolotsk refinery and several Russian facilities undergo maintenance, as gasoline sales on Russia's exchange have already fallen about 20% since August began.
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In Moscow, gas station networks limited the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel, and the Moscow gas stations “Gazprom Nafty” and “Tatnafta” introduced limits on the sale of fuel. The shortage was intensified by strikes on Russian refineries.
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