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Belarus Increases Gasoline and Diesel Deliveries to Russia Amid Supply Shortages
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Belarus increased gasoline shipments to Russia by rail in September, Reuters reports indicated on October 7, as some Russian regions face temporary fuel shortages.
According to sources cited by the agency, deliveries from Belarusian refineries to the Russian market reached 40,000 metric tons last month, while diesel shipments totaled 33,000 tons. Transit of Belarusian fuel through Russian ports for export grew slightly, by around 1%, to 140,000 tons.
The rise in shipments comes as Russia introduced temporary price freezes and rationing for certain types of fuel, following disruptions to its energy infrastructure. Moscow also limited fuel exports while increasing imports from Belarus last year to help cover domestic demand.
Belarus’ Naftan and Mozyr refineries have a combined annual capacity of 24 million tons, though actual production is typically closer to 18 million tons.
On September 29, temporarily annexed Crimea introduced new restrictions on gasoline sales at gas stations, capping purchases at 30 liters per transaction.
On September 30, it was reported that Russia is preparing to begin importing gasoline due to a fuel shortage caused by a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on the country’s oil refineries.
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