..., experts surveyed by "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" believe that the government's decision to fully prohibit gasoline exports—previously restricted for traders, but now also affecting fuel producers—will either halt or at least slow down retail price increases. In light of the export ban, oil producers will strive to curb the rise in retail prices. According to Yuri Stankevich, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Energy Committee, the erratic dynamics in retail prices are driven by a need to reconcile ...

... rate. However, gasoline traditionally rises in price from late spring to summer, as happened this year, while diesel prices typically rise quickly at the end of summer and in autumn, and this year will likely follow the same pattern. In retail, the price increase for different fuel grades is limited by inflation, and no company would want to attract the attention of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). However, in wholesale, there is a chance that the seasonal rise in diesel prices will follow the ...

... ahead of the upcoming winter. In the domestic fuel market in Russia , authorities are implementing emergency measures to stabilize fuel prices—on August 1, a complete ban on gasoline exports was enacted to eliminate shortages at gas stations and curb price increases. Additionally, we will examine the situation in the coal sector, record growth in renewable energy, recent trends in electricity generation, as well as geopolitical factors reshaping global energy resource trade. This information will be valuable ...

... Antimonopoly Service (FAS), reduced sales volumes on the exchange: FAS initiated a case against a subsidiary of Gazprom for cutting AI-92 gasoline sales by 74% and AI-95 by 50% in late spring, which could have provoked the shortage on the exchange and price increases. The government, in collaboration with oil companies, is rapidly developing a comprehensive set of measures intended to stabilize the situation. The main discussed measure is a complete ban on gasoline exports for all producers, which is slated ...

... softens price fluctuations. Although funded from the budget, the money for it comes from the oil extraction sector in the form of taxes (which were increased to enable the damping payments). If the damping payment is nullified, the mechanism controlling price increases will be disabled, and prices will inevitably soar. As highlighted by Yuri Stankevich, Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on Energy, the current situation indicates that the thresholds granting companies the right to receive damping payments ...