The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation sent requests to 70 oil and gas companies with a request to provide data on the production and export of gasoline, diesel fuel and liquefied gas. As known “Kommersant”This is due to the preparation of measures to limit the export of “gray” fuel.
In the letter, First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Ministry of Energy Pavel Sorokin asks companies, including the largest companies such as Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, LUKOIL, SIBUR, NOVATEK and others, as well as independent refineries, to provide data on the production of gasoline and diesel fuel, export volumes and from 2020 Taxes paid until 2023.
Gray exports refer to fuel exports to the domestic market, for which companies are currently receiving government subsidies. According to the Ministry of Energy, this hurts the budget and consumers in the Russian Federation. The agency announced that measures to limit “gray” exports will be adopted soon.
late last week reported No concrete steps have been taken so far, however, about the Ministry of Energy’s plans to limit the number of fuel exporters. Experts think that as a result, restrictive measures may not be implemented and the data will be used for statistics and to advise companies.
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