... AI-95 gasoline is currently trading on SPIMEX at 73,739 rubles per ton. According to Rosstat data, the average price of AI-95 gasoline in Russia on August 5 was 58.04 rubles per liter. There are about 1,333 liters of gasoline in a ton, so the wholesale price per liter of this grade is 55.32 rubles. However, the gasoline still needs to be delivered to gas stations, which also pay taxes, employee salaries, and spend money on maintaining operations. The damping mechanism has been in place in the Russian fuel market since 2019. In its entire history, it was only nullified once, in September last year, ...

... is 16%, but if it is raised to at least 35%, more than half of the diesel fuel supplied to the domestic market would come through the exchange. An increase in supply will lead to the stabilization of exchange prices, which will be reflected in retail prices, making fuel more accessible for independent gas stations. As a result, large chains will not be able to overprice without the risk of losing market share. Increasing the exchange quota could play an important role in dismantling regional fuel monopolies. Thanks to higher exchange sales, fuel will ...

... is a "serious" increase in exchange norms for gasoline and diesel, which currently stand at 15% and 16% of production volumes, respectively. "Increasing the exchange norms will significantly increase fuel availability for independent gas stations, which will help curb retail price growth," he says. Impact of Manual Management on the Market The downside of the current model of managing the domestic fuel market is the lack of long-term planning opportunities, says Viktor Katona, senior analyst for oil markets at ...

... intermediaries between the buyer and seller. For businesses consuming large volumes of fuel, it is inconvenient to buy it at gas stations. For example, construction machinery cannot be refueled using a fuel pump. Such companies prefer to order from wholesale ... ... petroleum products only available from oil traders. To find the most profitable offer, one must call several traders to compare prices, etc. There are many intermediaries between the oil trader and the end buyer, each of whom adds a markup. The marketplace ...

... the Supervisory Board of the "Reliable Partner" association and a member of the expert council of the "Russian Gas Stations" competition, notes that there are no official documents in Russia establishing the priority of supplying fuel to ... ... gasoline in the domestic market starts to rise. In his opinion, lifting the ban will not affect wholesale or retail fuel prices in Russia. Retail prices are almost unaffected by wholesale, and price growth is limited by inflation. Wholesale prices ...