... refining industry. This refers to the difference between higher duties on oil and lower duties on petroleum products: for example, duties on automotive gasoline and diesel fuel were 30% of the duty on oil. The difference in duty levels stimulated the export of oil products (mazut, gasoline, diesel fuel) instead of the export of crude oil. Oil companies refined more expensive oil into cheaper mazut and then exported it, leading to losses in budget revenue from export duties. Since 2017, duties on mazut have ...

... (around 1.94 trillion rubles in H1 2025 compared to 1.77 trillion rubles a year earlier). This was due to several reasons: the rise in domestic tariffs, the redirection of some volumes to China and friendly countries, and the effect of a weaker ruble on export revenues. Physical gas sales volumes for the half-year are estimated to have decreased compared to previous years (especially in Europe), but cash revenues have only slightly increased due to price factors. Oil and gas condensate sales contributed relatively little. Revenue from oil sales rose to ~173 billion rubles (+6% year-on-year), reflecting high oil prices in rubles and stabilization of oil production by subsidiary structures. Concurrently, gas condensate ...

... has so far had a limited effect on oil prices, largely due to the fact that, due to sanctions, Iran's role in the oil market has diminished in recent years, adds Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the Open Oil Market. Due to U.S. embargoes, over 90% of Iran's oil exports now go to China, where the country's key buyers of Iranian oil are refineries that will bear the brunt of the current crisis, Tereshkin explains. India, Japan, and EU countries halted purchases of Iranian oil after 2019, when the U.S. embargo ...

...." Last March, they also reported on record purchases of American oil by Indian refineries instead of Russian. The reality is far from this. In reality, India started importing American oil back in 2015 when the U.S. lifted a long-standing ban on oil exports. However, over a decade of cooperation with Indian refineries, American oil has failed to secure a significant market share in India. Purchases have constantly fluctuated. Moreover, the current rise in exports to 250,000 barrels per day is actually ...

... situation indicates that the thresholds granting companies the right to receive damping payments need to be reassessed. Both the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Finance prepared a joint solution on this matter back in spring. The full ban on gasoline exports may not have yet affected its market quotes. It is unlikely that oil companies can tighten their belts, as the tax burden on the sector is already the highest in our economy, estimated to reach between 72% and 85%. Additionally, the strengthening of the ruble coincided with a decrease in barrel prices, significantly ...