Petrol Queues Reappear in at Least 12 Russian Regions Amid Fuel Crisis – Russian Media
Authorities capped purchases at 30 liters in some regions as queues returned and at least 12 Russian regions reported fuel supply problems.
- Fuel shortages have spread across 12 Russian regions, forcing authorities to reimpose strict purchase limits at gas stations. The crisis, characterized by hours-long lines and supply gaps, has impacted areas from the south to the Far East.
- At least 26 Russian refineries have been put out of operation by Ukrainian attacks, driving refining capacity to 3.6 million barrels per day. This represents the lowest level since May 2002, serving as the primary driver behind current supply instability.
- Authorities in Orenburg and Lipetsk implemented an "odd-even" refueling system requiring drivers to visit stations based on license plate digits. They also capped purchases at 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel, with Governor Yevgeny Solntsev promising police coordination.
- Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held a meeting August 11, instructing agencies to "continue coordinated efforts to supply the domestic market with fuel." However, authorities have not officially acknowledged a new wave of the fuel crisis.
- Gasoline prices in Krasnoyarsk dropped by 24 rubles per liter just before Vladimir Putin's visit, returning to previous levels shortly after. Reports suggest these price drops coincided with temporary logistical improvements, though underlying supply instability persists.
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Russia’s fuel crisis is back, with queues and gasoline rationing returning across the country
In early August, judging by reports from the regions, a new wave of the fuel crisis hit Russia following Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries. Residents of various regions, from the south to the Far East, report lines at gas stations. Limits on how much fuel a person can buy at a time have returned in Orenburg Region and Sochi. The Sochi city administration also asked residents and tourists not to use personal vehicles. Meduza looks at which regions are still experiencing fuel supply problems.
Russia fuel crisis: Emergency caps imposed, but queues lengthen
The authorities of Russia's Orenburg region imposed emergency fuel restrictions on August 12 after a supply shortage threatened to paralyze road transport across the region. The regional government capped retail purchases at 30 liters of gasoline or diesel per vehicle and introduced an odd-even license-plate system that allows drivers to refuel only on alternating days. The measures apply to the entire oblast but have hit the two largest cities,…
Gasoline Out of Stock at Russian Gas Stations Again. Over the past 24 hours, gasoline purchase restrictions have expanded to three more Russian regions. This is due to Ukraine's successful attacks on local refineries, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing The Moscow Times. The Fuel Crisis in Russia Has Resumed For example, in the Achinsk District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, home to over 110,000 people, 13 of 47 gas stations are out of service, the publication re…
The rounds were formed on the AZS in Krasnodar and Sochi, where there had previously been no fuel problems, as well as in Gelengeki.
Petrol queues reappear in at least 12 Russian regions amid fuel crisis – Russian media
Queues have once again begun to form at petrol stations in Russia, while some regions are experiencing petrol shortages. Fuel supply problems have already been recorded in at least 12 constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
In the second half of July, following the end of the first wave of the fuel crisis caused by the USO strikes on refineries, the Russian regions began to lift restrictions on the sale of petrol, and then the limits were lifted, for example, in Moscow, Petersburg, Astrachana, Volgograd, Rostov and Omsk regions. However, on 21 July, the Vice-Premier Alexander Nowak, referring to the "partial stabilization" of the market, acknowledged that the situa…
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