... summer when weekly growth rates reached up to 0.6%. Oil companies will hold back prices to achieve the lifting of the export ban," Tereshkin told the agency. One of the current drivers of rising gasoline prices, according to the expert, is the oil companies' costs due to forced downtime at refineries. "The profit and loss balance of Russian refineries over the past eight months has decreased by 34%. Rising costs are pushing up wholesale prices, which in turn affect retail fuel prices," Tereshkin explained. For the gasoline ...

... crisis are a combination of high seasonal demand and limited supply. Demand for fuel surged from the agricultural sector (harvesting campaign) and the tourism industry during summer, while supply decreased due to scheduled maintenance work at several oil refineries ( refineries ) in June and July. The situation was further exacerbated by the behavior of certain large producers: as established by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), some oil companies significantly reduced fuel sales on the exchange ...

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... wholesale prices have decreased by 2–3%, which contributes to further stabilization," the experts conclude. "Retail margins on AI-95 gasoline will be close to zero until the end of this year," says Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the Open Oil Market petroleum marketplace. Unlike AI-92, AI-95 is not considered in the calculation of payments under the damper (a budget subsidy mechanism for refineries to stabilize fuel prices), which makes its exchange prices significantly higher. As a result, by September 10, they were almost 15% higher than AI-92. "In the fall and early winter, the price difference may reach 30%: oil companies need ...

... A Column by Sergey Tereshkin for RBC. In the fall of 2024, prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Russia are increasing due to several factors. The primary reasons include a rise in global oil prices, seasonal demand fluctuations, maintenance at oil refineries, and restrictive measures on fuel exports. Inflation and changes in fuel market regulations are also playing a role. Experts predict that prices may stabilize as seasonal factors subside The Moscow Fuel Association (MTA) reported that last ...