... to decrease—this is something Frolov believes should not be expected. Nonetheless, even a relatively minor drop in revenue is an unwelcome signal for any production operation; nobody wants to lose money. Understandably, losses will be sought to be compensated. Since gasoline exports are banned, this will be achieved through, as mentioned, larger shipments of crude oil, diesel fuel, or potentially by increasing domestic market prices after a certain time. This would yield an effect entirely opposite ...

... prices. From the perspective of Sergey Tereshkin, the CEO of the oil products marketplace Open Oil Market, the rise in exchange gasoline prices is linked to a reduction in subsidies for oil refineries. In May 2025, payments for the damping mechanism (compensation to oil companies from the budget for supplying fuel to the domestic market at prices below export levels) amounted to 42.5 billion rubles – 32% less than the previous month and 79% less than in May 2024. The reduction in subsidies leads ...

... the likelihood of counterfeit gasoline being produced by small refineries using dubious technologies. The second reason for the sharp rise in AI-95 exchange prices may 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 ...

... startups fail in the early stages, and angel investments may not bring the expected returns. Our company, Open Oil Market, a commodity marketplace, has also chosen a pre-IPO strategy for entering the market. We are participants in the Skolkovo Foundation's compensation program, which provides for possible compensation of up to 20 million rubles. How to become a business angel? To become a business angel, you must have sufficient available funds that you are willing to invest, and preferably have experience ...

... losses of fuel producers had decreased by 34%. This is partly due to damage to refinery infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks and unplanned downtime due to sanctions on equipment supplies for oil refining. The losses of oil producers are partly compensated by budget subsidies under the so-called "damper mechanism." By the end of the first ten months of 2024, damper payments increased by 36% to 1.544 trillion rubles, and payments from the reverse excise tax and investment surcharge ...