A risk of a large-scale gasoline shortage is emerging in Russia due to problems at oil refineries.
That is according to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, Ukrinform reports.
"A new fuel crisis is brewing in Russia: the shortage of AI-95 gasoline is already going beyond exchange reports and affecting the domestic market. Due to poor policy decisions, chronic problems at oil refineries, and the consequences of the war, Russian oil companies are trying to stabilize the situation by reducing production of the most in-demand gasoline," the agency said.
According to industry analysts, unmet demand for AI-95 in Russia has already exceeded 26,000 tonnes. The causes include emergency and unscheduled refinery maintenance, declining oil refining volumes, and the seasonal spike in demand. Amid the shortage, companies are shifting production toward cheaper AI-92, which the Kremlin considers "socially important" fuel.
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