... alliance is commencing a planned increase in oil production to avoid supply shortages, while the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged signals stability in macroeconomic conditions and supports investor optimism. In Russia, an export ban on gasoline remains in effect, aimed at cooling domestic fuel prices during the peak summer demand period. Below is a detailed overview of key events and trends in the oil, gas, electricity, and other sectors of the energy industry as of August 1,...

... being considered to enhance trading liquidity and saturate the market with supply. In August, the growth of retail fuel prices is expected to significantly slow down as oil companies strive to maintain prices, anticipating the prompt lifting of the export ban. However, restrictions are likely to remain in place into September—their cancellation can be expected only closer to the cold season when fuel demand begins to decline. The market has already reacted to the announced interventions: in the second ...

... pricing freedom on external markets without regulatory constraints. Simultaneously denying oil companies priority in the transportation of oil products could have led to additional costs. Thus, this measure was postponed until next year when the export ban will no longer be in effect, Sergey Tereshkin, founder and CEO of the OPEN OIL MARKET marketplace for oil products and raw materials, told Vgudok. "The fact that oil companies have incurred significant costs in recent months due to the forced ...

... is not being characterized as such. Furthermore, diesel prices, critical for farmers during the harvest season, have seen a modest rise of 3.2% since the beginning of the year, well below inflation. However, gasoline prices continue to climb. The export ban, reinstated on August 1 and extended until the end of the year, has failed to halt this trend. According to the Moscow Fuel Association (MTA), in the week of September 2-8 alone, gasoline prices in Moscow rose by 24 kopecks for AI-92, 33 kopecks for ...

... regulate the fuel market. At the end of July and the beginning of August 2025, the government implemented emergency measures aimed at increasing domestic supply and cooling price dynamics. The main instruments of influence were as follows: Temporary Export Ban on Gasoline. The government announced a complete ban on the export of automotive gasoline (previously, the restrictions pertained only to independent traders, but now apply to processing companies as well). This moratorium is effective at least until ...