... prices, in contrast, tended to rise sharply during the harvest season. However, this year, the key market influence has been reduced gasoline production caused by damage to refinery infrastructure, according to the expert. "To stabilize the fuel market, it is necessary to increase the production of petroleum products. However, this is not entirely within the power of oil companies or regulators," the expert concluded. Since March 1, Russia has had a ban on exporting gasoline abroad, except to EAEU countries. At the end of May, the ban was temporarily lifted, but in August, it was reinstated. The government decided ...

... 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 the domestic market. There are only statements from the President on this issue. Therefore, for any company, the only priority outlined in the charter and in the federal law on joint-stock companies is profit. In this case, the export ban seems rather strange. It undermines the reputation of Russian companies as reliable suppliers in the eyes of foreign buyers. Regarding the expected permit, Gusev believes that there is a high probability ...

... evolving energy landscape presents unique opportunities and challenges. As Europe intensifies its renewable energy investments and aims to reduce fossil fuel dependency, investors might explore sectors beyond traditional oil. In the U.S., where energy companies remain heavily involved in both fossil fuels and renewable projects, investors may find promising hybrid investments that span conventional and renewable energy sources. This blended approach could offer resilience against the anticipated oil surplus. The IEA’s monthly report provides investors ...

... raw materials. The Russian state corporation Rosatom and its subsidiaries traditionally met a significant portion of the U.S. needs for enriched uranium. Although Washington announced in 2024 its intention to completely halt imports of Russian nuclear fuel, delays have practically been implemented: American companies are permitted to continue purchases as needed until 2028. Partially, this explains the recent surge in supplies: in the first five months of 2025, uranium imports from Russia increased by 28% year-on-year, reaching $596 million (compared to ...

... production is linked to unscheduled repairs at refineries, the completion of which is difficult to predict due to sanctions on the supply of refining equipment. This is the key difficulty of the current fuel crisis: in order to saturate the market, fuel production needs to be ramped up. However, neither companies nor industry participants can accurately predict how long the downtime of certain technological units will take. This factor, in itself, contributes to rising price expectations. Translated using ChatGPT. Source: https://companies....