... will not be overly painful for the Russian fuel and energy complex," the expert concluded. REFERENCE: The current oil price ceiling has been in place since December 2022. In February 2023, a price cap of $100 per barrel was introduced for light oil products (diesel fuel, gasoline) and $45 per barrel for dark products (fuel oil). It was supposed that the functioning of the mechanism would be evaluated every two months, based on market conditions and that the ceiling would be set at a discount of ...

... diesel. An equally important factor is the lag in diesel price growth compared to the overall inflation rate. By November 11, 2024, cumulative inflation was 7%, while the retail price increase for diesel was 4.9% and for gasoline it was 8.7%. Oil companies need to compensate for losses caused by forced downtimes, which led to a decrease in the production of petroleum products. According to Rosstat, total petroleum product production decreased by 2.4% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2024. The price increase for diesel provides them with such an opportunity and allows them to avoid negative ...

... temporary export ban and return to previous rules. This year, the crisis is linked to the risk of fuel shortages and the long-term impact of sanctions, which was not as noticeable in 2022-2023: due to restrictions on equipment supplies for refineries, oil producers have no ability to quickly ramp up product output. Technological problems are compounded by the gradual depletion of the budget's safety cushion. The federal budget deficit for January-October 2024 was 220 billion rubles, and by the end of the year, it is expected to grow to 3.3 trillion ...

... a decrease in rigs, it will confirm the ongoing tightening of supply in the U.S. Impact on oil prices: a decrease in the number of rigs is generally viewed by the market as a bullish factor for oil. Reduced drilling activity implies slower growth in oil production in the future, which, all else being equal, supports prices. Given the potential for new sanctions against Russian exports, any signal of restraint in U.S. production will heighten expectations for a tighter oil market. Response from oil and ...

How Digital Services are Changing Audience Behavior Patterns in the B2B Segment – A Case Study of the OPEN OIL MARKET Fuel Marketplace. Interview with Sergey Tereshkin for "RBC Companies". Does the oil products market need a marketplace? After all, there are still no striking examples of profitable B2B trading platforms in Russia. Oil products, primarily diesel fuel and gasoline, represent a vast market. For instance, they account for about 30% of ...