MOSCOW, February 9The cost of all types of automobile fuel on the St. Petersburg International Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange (SPIMEX) increased on Friday, as follows from trading materials.
The price of AI-92 gasoline according to the territorial index of the European part of Russia on Friday rose by 0.65%, to 45,635 rubles per ton. The day before, the brand lost about 3% in price. And AI-95 gasoline rose in price on Friday by 0.56% — to 55,151 rubles per ton.
The cost of summer diesel fuel also increased during the trading day: it rose in price by 0.99%, to 55,325 rubles per ton. The price for interseasonal diesel fuel rose by 1.67%, to 55,458 rubles per ton, for winter — by 1.11%, to 57,034 rubles.
Also, following the results of the trading session, the price for fuel oil increased by 0.34%, to 22,184 rubles per ton, and for liquefied hydrocarbon gases (LPG), by 1.44%, up to 22,548 rubles. Jet fuel rose in price by 0.28% to 78,845 rubles per ton.
Exchange prices for fuel in Russia last year remained at record levels for several months. Growth in retail prices also accelerated significantly. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation introduced a ban on the export of petroleum products from September 21. Two weeks after this, the government gradually began to ease restrictions, including completely lifting the ban on the export of gasoline and partially lifting the ban on the supply of diesel fuel.
In December, the wholesale cost of petroleum products decreased significantly. However, this was not fully reflected in small wholesale, the Federal Antimonopoly Service reported. The department also noted that a number of oil companies do not fully follow the recommendations of the authorities on additional supplies of fuel to the domestic market, which may disrupt the regularity and uniformity of fuel sales at exchange trading.