Rosneft begins limiting fuel sales at filling stations across Russia
Russian oil company Rosneft has capped how much fuel a single customer can buy at its stations in several regions. The move follows Ukrainian drone strikes on several of its refineries in recent weeks.
Rosneft, a major Russian oil company, has introduced fuel purchase limits at its filling stations in several Russian regions. The Economic Development Ministry of Zabaykalsky Krai announced this in a post on the Max messenger app. The restrictions come after Ukrainian drones struck several Rosneft refineries in recent weeks.
Limits in different regions
The Zabaykalsky Krai ministry said drivers can buy up to 30 liters (7.9 gallons) of fuel at city stations and up to 50 liters (13.2 gallons) on highways. It gave no further details.
In Krasnoyarsk, limits have been set on gasoline and diesel, according to the Russian business daily Kommersant. The restrictions appear at the stations and in the Yandex Gas Stations app. Each vehicle can get up to 30 liters of AI-95 gasoline and up to 50 liters of AI-92, while diesel is capped at 100 liters (26.4 gallons) per customer. Fuel is not sold into canisters.
Karelia Governor Artur Parfenchikov said on November 8 that Rosneft had also restricted gasoline sales in his region. According to him, gasoline is limited to 30 liters in cities and 50 on highways, and diesel to 50 liters, or 200 liters at high-speed pumps for freight transport. Filling canisters is prohibited.
Drivers in Arkhangelsk and Penza, as well as authorities in Buryatia, have also reported restrictions at Rosneft stations.
Background
Ukrainian drones have hit several Rosneft refineries recently. The Novokuibyshevsk refinery in the Samara region was attacked on October 30, Bashneft-Novoil in Ufa on October 31, and a refinery in the Ryazan region on November 5. Bloomberg reported that Rosneft believes a few more months of war with Ukraine could cause long-term damage to its business.
