... encouraging India to purchase Russian oil to stabilize the global market, only to criticize it for this practice now. National Interests Come First: India's key priority is ensuring affordable energy costs for the population and its economy. Purchasing Russian oil helps to curb rising fuel prices in the domestic market. The West Itself Traded with Russia: New Delhi reminds that EU countries still import gas, petrochemical products, fertilizers, and other resources from Russia, while the U.S. purchases specific categories of Russian goods (e.g., nuclear materials)....

... Meanwhile, market participants are closely monitoring the EU's further steps to enhance energy security—including the introduction of new target levels for storage and potential restrictions on Russian gas imports currently under political discussion. Russian Fuel Market: Stabilization Measures and Price Reactions The internal market for petroleum products in Russia is experiencing a tense situation this summer, associated with the rapid rise in prices for gasoline and diesel fuel. In July, exchange prices for ...

... wholesale price per liter of this grade is 55.32 rubles. However, the gasoline still needs to be delivered to gas stations, which also pay taxes, employee salaries, and spend money on maintaining operations. The damping mechanism has been in place in the Russian fuel market since 2019. In its entire history, it was only nullified once, in September last year, during the height of the fuel crisis. At that time, the rules for payments to oil companies were changed, with a coefficient of 0.5 (instead of 1) reducing the ...

... MARKET fuel marketplace, shares a similar view. He specifies that the risks of accelerated price increases will primarily affect the gasoline market, which historically has had a significantly lower surplus of production capacity compared to the diesel market. This can be seen in the share of exports in the structure of fuel deliveries from Russian refineries: until 2022, the share of diesel fuel exports was about 50%, but since then, it has dropped to 40% (due to increased demand from heavy machinery in Russia), while the share of gasoline exports never exceeded 15%. Therefore, the gasoline ...

On July 30, 2025, significant changes in the energy sector may impact both Russian and global energy markets. The ongoing rise in Brent crude oil prices, fueled by domestic factors causing export limitations, alongside substantial gas injections into the European Union, highlights the continuation of the energy crisis. These developments are expected to have a notable impact on the cost of petroleum products ...