... driven up equipment import costs. Scheduled maintenance at Russian refineries (refineries) in September is expected to reduce fuel production. Analyst Vladimir Chernov of Freedom Finance Global notes that to counteract potential shortages, refineries increased ... ... and unmet summer demand are maintaining stable exchange purchases. Additionally, logistical issues such as delays in railway deliveries increase costs, contributing to higher prices. Uncertainty about delivery timelines further drives bulk buying, exacerbating ...

... should be maintaining control over Russian Railways (RZD). Even with sufficient production volumes and stable fuel shipments from refineries, timely delivery and the provision of empty tanker cars remain issues. In his view, the refineries produce enough fuel, but RZD's irregular deliveries create logistical challenges. Sergei Tereshkin, CEO of the OPEN OIL MARKET petroleum products marketplace, notes that regulators cannot indefinitely maintain the gasoline export ban. By the end of December, the current restrictions will ...

... 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,...

... billion rubles. The progress is evident. Now, let’s move on to the process itself. The entire supply chain of goods becomes transparent. Both the buyer and the seller can see everything happening during the purchase process: the price at which the fuel was bought, the stage of shipment, etc. Thanks to reduced costs, the entire market benefits. Our marketplace allows fuel suppliers to sell directly to buyers—large factories, enterprises, organizations—without going through a chain of traders....

... number of participants, and the initial prices of products provided from oil refineries are not always available for various reasons. This means that there is no possibility of automatic calculation of the profitability of the transaction. The share of fuel costs for some strategically important industries exceeds 50%; therefore, the increase in the efficiency of the oil product market for fuel consumers is quite significant. The availability of a tool that allows real-time tracking of price dynamics ...