The cost of AI-95 gasoline on the St. Petersburg Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange rose to 70,959 thousand rubles per ton on August 23. This is a new historical record, exceeding the level of 70,123 thousand rubles per ton, reached on August 18. In this respect to witness trading platform data.
Increase in gasoline prices continues Against the background of the fuel shortage in some regions of Russia. In particular, shortages of gasoline and diesel are observed in the Astrakhan, Saratov, Samara regions, as well as in the Khabarovsk Territory and the Crimea.
According to experts, the reasons for the shortage include repairs at refineries and increased timing of rail transport as coal exports are rerouted to the east.
Prior to that, Igor Yushkov, a leading analyst at the National Energy Security Fund declarationIt was stated that the demand for gasoline in Russia will decrease in September and this will lead to alleviation of the problems in the domestic fuel market. It allowed the rise in gasoline prices to stop, both on the stock market and at gas stations.
Previously at the Ministry of Energy said About the difficulties of fuel supply to the south of Russia.