Vladimir Putin outlines fuel market situation
Not all fuel issues have been resolved, but their settlement is in the process and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is keeping them under control, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
Not all fuel issues have been resolved, but their settlement is in the process and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is keeping them under control, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
Russia has already begun importing fuel to boost supplies on the domestic market, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
Nearly 700 metric tons of fuel have been shipped from Georgia to Abkhazia in recent days, with deliveries commencing amid an acute gasoline shortage in the breakaway region.
A tight fuel supply situation persists in several Russian regions, with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak having ordered additional measures to ensure supply and monitor prices, the cabinet of ministers reported.
The Deputy Prime Minister also announced plans to ban diesel fuel exports
Russia will dispatch 14 railcars of propane and 5 railcars of fertilizer to Armenia today, transiting through Azerbaijan.
Russian authorities have imposed a ban on diesel fuel exports to increase supplies to the domestic market, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced at еру meeting between President Vladimir Putin and the cabinet.
Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry has drafted an order to extend the ban on gasoline exports from the country to all destinations, including member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), for another six months - from November this year through May 2027.
Russia has sent another 976 tons of wheat to Armenia in transit through Azerbaijan. Yerevan also receives Russian fertilizers, coal, and aluminum, as well as diesel and gasoline from Azerbaijan.
Discussions with other countries on potential fuel imports was the main topics of Tuesday’s briefing by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Sufficient fuel volumes have now been secured in Russia to supply the domestic market, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
Azerbaijan exported goods worth $11.273 million to Armenia in January-May 2026, according to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.
Another shipment of petroleum products will be sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia today.
Azerbaijan will export another batch of diesel fuel to Armenia today. As many as 42 wagons of the product will be exported to Armenia.
The situation in the domestic fuel market remains stable, with prices at gas stations of vertically integrated companies and most stations rising in line with inflation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, Cuba's Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy said.
Another shipment of petroleum products from Azerbaijan was sent to Armenia by rail today. The shipment includes nearly 990 tons of diesel fuel.
A shipment of diesel fuel has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia today, Azerbaijani media reported.
Today, a total of 4,500 tons of diesel fuel will be sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia as the next batch of fuel within the scope of fuel product supplies.
Azerbaijan will send a new shipment of petroleum products – 4,000 tons of gasoline and diesel fuel – to Armenia on January 8.