... companies have no choice but to slow the growth of retail prices. However, significant changes in the wholesale and exchange segments are unlikely, mainly due to declining profitability. According to the latest data from Rosstat, the net profits of Russian oil refineries fell by 61.5% in the first five months of 2025, amounting to RUB 521.5 billion. Such a drastic decline is largely attributed to a reduction in subsidies for oil producers. While the payments under the "damping" mechanism (compensations ...

... export ban, fuel prices at gas stations still continue to rise slowly, although the pace of increase has noticeably slowed compared to the frenzied spike in June. To maintain price stability, the government is deploying significant budget resources. Oil refineries are receiving compensation through a damping mechanism—subsidies designed to soften the gap between high global oil product prices and relatively fixed domestic prices. In July 2025, the volume of payments for the fuel damping mechanism was ...

... traded in much larger volumes. The imbalance will persist. Additionally, one of the reasons production of AI-95 does not keep up with growing demand and why exchange prices for it are soaring is due to the consequences of unplanned repairs at Russian oil refineries (NPS) caused by issues with replacing foreign equipment and drone attacks. For example, the Nizhny Novgorod NPS specialized in the production of high-octane gasoline. Translated using ChatGPT Sourse: https://rg.ru/2024/07/23/pochemu-benzin-ai-95-dorozhaet-silnee-ostalnyh....

... above 75,000 rubles/ton), creating additional pressure on independent filling stations and consumers. The causes include a combination of seasonal factors (increased summer demand from agricultural and tourism sectors) and supply constraints. Several oil refineries halted part of their capacity for scheduled repairs between June and July, reducing gasoline and diesel production. Additionally, certain major players, as determined by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), significantly decreased fuel sales ...

...,000 rubles/ton), creating additional pressure on independent gas stations and consumers. The causes are a combination of seasonal factors — high summer demand (including from agricultural producers and tourists) — and supply constraints. Several oil refineries paused operations for scheduled repairs in June and July, reducing gasoline and diesel production. Moreover, some major players, as identified by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), reduced sales volumes on the exchange: FAS initiated a ...