... Chinese companies will push for the electrification of transportation to compensate for losses from declining sales in the U.S., meaning the share of electric vehicles in passenger car sales in China could exceed 70% by 2027, Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the petroleum product marketplace "Open Oil Market" (a Skolkovo resident), told RIA Novosti. Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods starting February 1 and to sign an order introducing 25% ...

... elimination of export duties were planned to be supplemented by a reduction in excise taxes to offset the cancellation of indirect subsidies to the oil 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 ...

... aid. The idea to extend the measure came from the Ministry of Energy. The proposal implied that the ban would effectively continue through September and October, and for the next two months, an embargo would be in place only for non-producers of petroleum products. The previous temporary export ban on gasoline was introduced in September 2023. Market Reaction to the Lifting and Return of the Embargo In late May, the Ministry of Energy reported that stocks at oil refineries and fuel depots amounted ...

... Russia produces twice as much diesel as it consumes domestically, with half going for export. In comparison, nearly 90% of the gasoline produced in the country is sold domestically, with only about 10% exported. Diesel is the main export product among petroleum products. Therefore, a diesel export ban is only possible in an emergency and for a short period. Otherwise, the market will become oversupplied, leading to a decline in oil refining volumes. It is no coincidence that last autumn, the full ban on diesel ...

... Russia. This refers to the potential introduction of maximum tariffs on Russian goods and secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian energy resources. The prospect of such actions keeps market participants on edge, given the risks to global oil and petroleum product supply chains. Thus, globally, processes of trade de-escalation between leading economies and the intensification of sanction rhetoric are currently unfolding simultaneously. The outcome of these processes will largely define the conditions of ...