Fuel crisis: what is happening in the regions of Russia Context: Authorities and companies in several regions of Russia removed the restrictions on the sale of fuel at gas stations during October. However, restrictions remain on a number of others. When the restrictions were lifted: Ryazan region; Liptsk region; Kostroma region; Voronezh Region; Novosibirsk Region; Tyumen region; Sverdlovsk Region; Tomsk Region; Vladimir region; Krasnoyarsk Region; Stavropol region; Karelia; Mordovia; Sevastopol; Cold. Where restrictions remain: Tambov region: there are restrictions on spending fuel with one hand and a ban on refueling in cans; Leningrad region: according to the authorities, in some areas of the region there may still be difficulties in the supply of fuel; Name: Some of the gas stations have restrictions on the volume of fuel supply and a ban on refueling in cans. Authorities' position: Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in mid-October that the situation in the Russian fuel market is now much better than a month earlier, and several refineries have completed repairs. According to him, this is mainly due to strengthening the protection of the facilities. At the same time, the local market is fully supplied with diesel; The problems continue only in the gasoline sector. What about prices: in the week between October 20 and October 26, there was a decrease in the price of gasoline for cars in 57 entities that make up the Russian Federation. This was most pronounced in the Kamchatka Territory (–12.6%) and the Ivanovo Region (–11.4%). The average cost of gasoline across the country dropped to 98.4 rubles. per liter, while the price of diesel rose to 100 rubles. Expert opinion: A leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund, Igor Yushkov, points out that at gas stations of vertically integrated oil companies (VIOCs), prices grew within the limits of inflation and seasonal dynamics, in contrast to independent gas stations.

Fuel crisis: what is happening in the regions of Russia Context: Authorities and companies in several regions of Russia removed the restrictions on the sale of fuel at gas stations during October. However, restrictions remain on a number of others. When the restrictions were lifted: Ryazan region; Liptsk region; Kostroma region; Voronezh Region; Novosibirsk Region; Tyumen region; Sverdlovsk Region; Tomsk Region; Vladimir region; Krasnoyarsk Region; Stavropol region; Karelia; Mordovia; Sevastopol; Cold. Where restrictions remain: Tambov region: there are restrictions on spending fuel with one hand and a ban on refueling in cans; Leningrad region: according to the authorities, in some areas of the region there may still be difficulties in the supply of fuel; Name: Some of the gas stations have restrictions on the volume of fuel supply and a ban on refueling in cans. Authorities' position: Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in mid-October that the situation in the Russian fuel market is now much better than a month earlier, and several refineries have completed repairs. According to him, this is mainly due to strengthening the protection of the facilities. At the same time, the local market is fully supplied with diesel; The problems continue only in the gasoline sector. What about prices: in the week between October 20 and October 26, there was a decrease in the price of gasoline for cars in 57 entities that make up the Russian Federation. This was most pronounced in the Kamchatka Territory (–12.6%) and the Ivanovo Region (–11.4%). The average cost of gasoline across the country dropped to 98.4 rubles. per liter, while the price of diesel rose to 100 rubles. Expert opinion: A leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund, Igor Yushkov, points out that at gas stations of vertically integrated oil companies (VIOCs), prices grew within the limits of inflation and seasonal dynamics, in contrast to independent gas stations.