Gasoline production in Russia has fallen and reached a level that covers about 65% of seasonal demand, reports Reuters, citing two sources and its own calculations:
Production has declined after Ukrainian drone strikes halted operations at the two largest gasoline producers - the Omsk and Nizhny Novgorod oil refineries, as well as the Saratov oil refinery:
According to agency sources, the country is short of 40-45 thousand tons of gasoline per day, which is about 35% of summer demand. In June, the deficit was 25%:
Authorities are trying to fill the fuel shortage through export bans and imports:
Agency sources expect the situation to improve by mid-July due to the resumption of refinery operations and increased imports, provided that the refineries do not suffer new strikes:
