MOSCOW, October 6 The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation is not considering the idea of creating a single special exporter of fuel from Russia, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov told reporters.
“We are not considering this measure yet,” he answered the question of whether the ministry supports the idea of introducing a single special exporter.
On Friday, the Russian government took a number of systemic measures to stabilize the situation on the fuel market. Among them are a return to damper payments in full from October 1, lifting the ban on the export of diesel fuel through pipelines for those who supply at least 50% to the domestic market. Also, to prevent gray exports, a protective export duty is being introduced for non-fuel producers; it will amount to 50 thousand rubles per ton. In addition, the standards for mandatory sales of AI-95 gasoline and diesel fuel on the stock exchange have been increased to 15% and 12.5%, respectively.