The Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation is not yet considering the possibility of imposing a ban on gasoline exports. This was reported by TASS It cites a source in the Russian government.
“This measure is not discussed or considered,” the agency source said.
January 15 Interfax Citing various sources, he reported that the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation may ban the supply of gasoline abroad due to an accident at an oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod. The document stated that Lukoil had already stopped fuel exports and turned to other specialized companies to solve the problem.
Before that, the press service of Lukoil statedIt has been reported that the operation of one of the units at the Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery (NORSI) has been temporarily stopped. According to company officials, the cause of the malfunction was the failure of the second catalytic cracking unit in the last two months. At the same time, the first one, which had problems in December 2023, was repaired and operated at lower power.
In turn, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation reported On the development of measures for uninterrupted gasoline supply to the Russian market. According to the ministry’s statement, Lukoil presented a plan to eliminate problems at the Nizhny Novgorod refinery as soon as possible.
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