Russia buys gasoline from India to tackle shortages: Reuters
At least 60,000 tonnes have already shipped as Russia plans broader monthly imports to curb rationing, queues and record gasoline prices, sources said.
- Russia has begun importing gasoline from India to address fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure, Reuters reported citing industry sources.
- Ongoing national fuel shortages have prompted the Kremlin to negotiate international supplies as Russia faces daily demand of at least 110,000 tonnes per day.
- At least 60,000 tonnes of gasoline have already been shipped from India to Russia, with tankers each carrying 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes according to industry sources.
- Restrictions on gasoline sales are now in effect across 53 regions of Russia and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including four districts in Tomsk.
- Russian airline Azimuth appealed to the Association of Air Transport Operators for Energy Ministry intervention in the aviation fuel crisis, though the Energy Ministry did not respond to journalists.
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Russia Turns To India For Petrol As Ukraine Strikes Trigger Fuel Crisis
New Delhi: In a rare reversal for one of the world's largest energy exporters, Russia has begun importing gasoline from India to tackle worsening domestic fuel shortages caused by repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on its oil refineries and energy infrastructure.According to indust
It is a direct consequence of the strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and in particular its refineries: Russia is now forced to import fuel from several countries. The phenomenon is particularly important in the summer, due to the beginning of the crops, greedy with fuel. On Sunday 28 June, Vladimir Putin had admitted fuel shortages and announced that the authorities were in the process of remedying them.
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