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At the end of November, Russia’s government lifted a temporary ban on the bulk of gasoline exports supplied by producers, while extending the restrictions for other exporters, such as independent traders and re-sellers, until Jan 31.
Citing unidentified sources familiar with the matter, Kommersant reported that the government may extend the permit for gasoline exports until Feb 28.
The initial ban on gasoline exports was introduced in March amid a sharp rise in wholesale fuel prices and the risk of a shortage on the domestic market.
The ban does not include supplies to the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union of some former Soviet states as well as countries, such as Mongolia, with which Russia has inter-governmental agreements on fuel supplies.
The top gasoline producers in Russia are Gazprom Neft’s Omsk refinery, Lukoil’s NORSI oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod and Rosneft’s Ryazan refinery.
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