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Articles with tag "Gasoline"

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‘I Don’t Know When This Will End’: As Ukraine Steps Up Strikes, Crimea Grapples With Fuel Shortages and Blackouts

Kyiv's campaign to isolate Crimea and ramp up pressure on Moscow is transforming life on the annexed peninsula.

Kremlin Confirms It’s in Talks to Import Gasoline

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to name the specific countries involved in the negotiations on foreign gasoline purchases.
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Irkutsk Police Fine Gasoline Scalpers as Governor Declares ‘High Alert’ Over Supply Problems

Regional law enforcement said several people were caught reselling gasoline online and charging as much as $12.15 per gallon.
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Putin Admits Ukrainian Strikes Driving Fuel Shortages

The Kremlin leader said Russia is facing a “certain shortage” of fuel but stressed that it had not yet reached a “critical” phase.
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Regions Calling: As Fuel Crisis Widens, Russia's Regions Brace for the Worst

Fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and supply networks are transforming lives across Russia’s regions. What comes next?
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Moscow Oil Refinery Unlikely to Resume Production Until 2027 – Reuters

“It will take at least half a year to repair,” an industry source said of the damage to the refinery, which was attacked twice this month.
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Russian Government Weighs Total Ban on Diesel Exports

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak described the situation in the domestic fuel market as “challenging but under control.”
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Russian Antitrust Service Enlists E-Commerce Sites to Block Speculative Fuel Resales

Avito has temporarily hidden all fuel-trading ads, while online marketplaces Ozon and Wildberries have banned gasoline sales outright.
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Antitrust Service Investigating Moscow Gas Stations for Possible Price Gouging

Neftmagistral and EuroTrans have until June 26 to submit pricing data to the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service for gasoline and diesel sales.
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Russian Railways Forms Task Force to Address Fuel Shortages

The company highlighted growing concern over aviation fuel, noting that keeping Russian airports supplied has become a “zone of special attention”...
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Tatneft Limits Gasoline Sales Following Ukrainian Drone Strike on Its Refinery

In some regions, passenger vehicles are now restricted to purchases of 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel at Tatneft gas stations.
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Small Share of Sevastopol Gas Stations Lift Fuel Rationing Restrictions

Nine out of more than 100 gas stations belonging to a single major retailer have resumed sales in annexed Crimea’s biggest city of Sevastopol
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Russia’s Energy Ministry Admits Drone Attacks Behind Gasoline Shortages

Officials said they set up an “industry-wide task force” meant to ensure the “stable and efficient operation” of Russia’s energy sector.
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Crimea Suspends Gasoline Sales and Distribution of Fuel Vouchers

Authorities in the annexed peninsula did not say when they expected sales to resume at local gas stations.
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Gas Stations in Moscow and Northern Russia Introduce Fuel Rationing

The Kremlin has acknowledged that gasoline production decreased “in some areas” of the country, but said it saw “no risks” of nationwide shortages...
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Annexed Crimea’s Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens

Kremlin-backed authorities in the peninsula warned that the current fuel shortage would likely last at least another month.
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Sevastopol Begins Rationing Gasoline Due to ‘Logistical Challenges’

The rationing measures in annexed Crimea’s largest city come as Ukrainian drone strikes against oil refineries across Russia cause a slump in fuel production...
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Russia Bans Producers From Exporting Gasoline Until July 31

Officials said the move was aimed at stabilizing domestic fuel supplies amid rising global oil prices and ahead of the spring planting season.
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Russian Wholesale Gasoline Prices Jump on Refinery Drone Strikes

Wholesale gasoline prices posted their sharpest weekly increase since July 2025.
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opinion Dmitry Nekrasov

Did Russia Really Have a Gasoline Crisis? New Data Suggests Otherwise.

While there were certainly some shortages in Russia's regions this summer, the picture painted by a new survey could hardly be called a crisis.
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