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Russia Seeks Kazakh Gasoline as Refineries Cut Output 25%

6/25/2026

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Russia Seeks Gasoline

Russia is negotiating with Kazakhstan to import about 50,000 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline.
Drone attacks and shutdowns at Moscow Oil Refinery and TANECO have cut gasoline output by roughly 25% YoY, reducing daily production to about 85,000 metric tons.
Russia is weighing export restrictions, higher refinery subsidies, increased imports—including seaborne gasoline—and has lowered fuel standards to Euro-3, which could boost production by up to 200,000 metric tons per month.

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Azimut Warns Fuel

Azimut Airlines warned that the jet-fuel shortage has made many domestic flights unprofitable.
A major fuel supplier cut deliveries by one-third in early June after accidents and refinery disruptions.
Other Russian fuel providers could not compensate, pushing jet-fuel prices at airports up over 17 % since early June.
In Makhachkala, kerosene prices rose 64 % to 157,000 rubles per ton, prompting Azimut to appeal to industry association urging authorities to stabilise supplies.

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Crimea Residents Ration

Residents of occupied Crimea are rationing fuel after Ukrainian strikes reduced refinery output.
Since late May, gasoline sales are limited to 20 liters per car each week through prepaid coupons.
Coupons sell out instantly, creating hour-long queues at stations in Sevastopol and Yevpatoria.
Logistics constraints mean fuel shipments over the Kerch Bridge face strict limits and trains now need eight hours to Simferopol, while minibuses no longer run.

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Russia Seeks Gasoline

Russia is negotiating with Kazakhstan to import about 50,000 metric tons of AI-92 gasoline.
Drone attacks and shutdowns at Moscow Oil Refinery and TANECO have cut gasoline output by roughly 25% YoY, reducing daily production to about 85,000 metric tons.
Russia is weighing export restrictions, higher refinery subsidies, increased imports—including seaborne gasoline—and has lowered fuel standards to Euro-3, which could boost production by up to 200,000 metric tons per month.

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