Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Russia may prolong its gasoline export ban into October to prioritize domestic demand amid shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian authorities may prolong the gasoline export ban for oil producers into October, Russian state-run news agency RIA reported on Thursday, citing Vitaly Korolev, deputy head of the country's anti-monopoly watchdog FAS.
Korolev said all options remained on the table, but stressed that meeting domestic demand was the government's top priority.
Last week, the Russian government extended a ban on gasoline exports until September 30.
Russia has been facing gasoline shortages in some regions following a series of Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries at a time of high seasonal demand for fuel from farmers and motorists.
(Reporting by Ksenia OrlovaWriting by Maxim RodionovEditing by Tomasz Janowski)
Russian authorities may prolong the gasoline export ban for oil producers into October, according to RIA.
The government has stressed that meeting domestic demand is its top priority.
The Russian government extended the ban on gasoline exports until September 30 last week.
Gasoline shortages have occurred following a series of Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, coinciding with high seasonal demand.
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