The government is considering the possibility of introducing a ban on the export of gasoline to stabilize the situation on the domestic market, the Ministry of Energy should make a proposal in the near future, TASS reports, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
“We are now considering this in fact, the Ministry of Energy should make a proposal in the near future. In principle, we are considering this instrument additionally, because the demand is growing and we need to provide the domestic market in full, ”he told reporters.
The possibility of banning the export of gasoline was made possible by the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolai Shulginov after on July 22 the price of AI-95 gasoline in the course of trading on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange updated its historical maximum, for the first time exceeding 60,000 rubles. per ton. The price of AI-92 gasoline on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange also reached another maximum on July 22 and amounted to 57,597 rubles. per ton.
At the moment, the exchange weighted average price of AI-95, according to the data on the exchange website, is 58,659 rubles, and for AI-92 – 57,349 rubles. per ton.
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