Rosneft caps gasoline sales in several Russian regions
Reported limits include 30 liters of AI-95 per customer in Krasnoyarsk Krai, where diesel sales and canister filling are also restricted.
Rosneft has restricted how much gasoline customers can buy in several Russian regions, Russian media reported on Nov. 9. The measures at the state-controlled oil company come amid continuing Ukrainian strikes against Russian refineries.
In Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, Kommersant reported per-customer caps of 30 liters for AI-95 gasoline and 50 liters for AI-92. Diesel purchases are limited to 100 liters, and customers cannot fill canisters.
Current Time reported comparable restrictions in Karelia, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai and Novosibirsk Oblast, citing the Russian Telegram channel “NotMoscow speaking.” It said customers could buy 30 liters of gasoline in cities, with a ceiling of 50 liters on highways.
Gasoline sales have been restricted in many Russian regions since June, when Ukraine stepped up long-range drone attacks targeting refineries.
Agentstvo reported Ukrainian attacks on four Rosneft refineries since Oct. 30: Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery, Bashneft-Novoil refinery, Ryazan Oil Refinery and Slavneft-YANOS refinery.
Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko confirmed on Nov. 9 that a Ukrainian drone attack struck the Kirishi refinery overnight on Nov. 8 to 9. The facility is Russia’s second-largest oil refinery.
