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... 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 from the budget for fuel supplies to the domestic market at prices below export levels) totaled RUB 985.9 billion in the first half of 2024, the equivalent figure fell to RUB 544.7 billion in 2025, marking a 45% reduction. Under these circumstances, companies are likely to maintain ...

... situation is by increasing fuel production and raising exchange sale quotas, which would reduce prices on the exchange and make gasoline more accessible for independent gas stations. "However, these measures will only work if sanctions on equipment supplies to refineries are lifted. Otherwise, the risks of price increases and fuel shortages will remain chronic," he argues. Meanwhile, fuel prices on the exchange have been falling for the fourth consecutive trading session. According to data ...

... through Russia, abandoning the competing Azerbaijani pipeline route. Why did Astana have to take such a step? Kazakhstan has decided to route all its oil exports through the CPC (Caspian Pipeline Consortium) territory in Russia. Astana has abandoned oil supplies through the BTC (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan) pipeline. The country made this temporary move due to issues with Mediterranean oil pipelines that were contaminated with Azerbaijani Azeri Light containing chlorine. The contamination occurred back in late ...

... be related to the rules for payments under the fuel damper program. The damper compensates part of the difference between the fuel's indicative price, set by the state, and its export price. It is paid from the budget to oil producers for wholesale supplies of fuel to the domestic market, with deviations from the indicative price (on average per month) of no more than 10% for gasoline and no more than 20% for diesel. For gasoline, only the price of AI-92 is considered in the calculations. As ...