Several regions Russia They are again faced with a shortage Fuel, after the Ukraine repeated almost daily attacks against oil refineries in the country, according to Bloomberg.
The Kaluga district, bordering Moscow, will apply from Saturday fuel distribution system for cars based on traffic signs, according to district chief Vladislav Shapsha. Astrahan district, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, plans to limit fuel sales to 40 litres per vehicle and temporarily limit the operation of certain city stations, Governor Igor Babuskin said late Thursday.
Earlier this week, the Orenburg District in the Russian Urals implemented a system of cards that allows sales based on vehicle registration plates, limits sales of petrol and diesel per driver to the stations and prohibits filling fuel containers.
This takes place after the Ukrainian drone attack at the Orsk refinery in the region, located about 1,500 km southeast of Moscow. Officials said repairs could last up to six months.
«We prepare for the worst case scenario», regional chief Yevgeni Soldchev said Thursday, adding that Orenburg will need supplies of fuel from other parts of Russia.
Ukraine has shifted the focus of drone attacks from oil tankers to fuel production plants, after a brief rest in July, which gave time to Russian refineries to carry out repairs and increase processing rates. Combined with government measures, which included an export ban for most petrol and diesel, as well as subsidies for imported fuel, this respite contributed to the relief of the national fuel crisis, which had forced many drivers to wait for hours in huge queues at the fuel stations.
By the beginning of this month, various regions throughout Russia had increased fuel quotas or had even lifted market limits, while petrol and diesel prices in pumps fell.
The resumption of Ukrainian attacks is putting pressure on supply. So far, Kiev has already attacked 11 of the 34 major refineries, which are mainly linked to large oil producers in Russia, according to Bloomberg figures based on public statements from both countries. The last attack, Friday, hit the Ust-Luga gas processing complex, on the Russian Baltic coast.
Most of the facilities affected had been targeted earlier this year.
Some areas that are much closer to Moscow or the border with Ukraine warned about reducing fuel deliveries earlier this week, after several refineries supplying petrol and diesel to the European part of Russia were damaged by Ukrainian attacks.
This could cause a new sharp increase in fuel prices, creating a possible political problem for the Kremlin, as it prepares for parliamentary elections throughout Russia next month.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees the country's energy sector, instructed all relevant ministries and oil companies to take additional measures to ensure fuel supply in areas currently experiencing a «tense state», according to a statement on the government's website, after a meeting on the domestic oil market.
Extension of limitation on fuel consumption
Energy giant Rosneft reduced gas supply limits in the district of Costroma, following the 6 August attack at the Yaroslavl refinery, one of Russia's largest, Governor Sergei Sitnikov said Monday.
The governor of the Voronez district, about 470 km south of Moscow, also warned this week about the deterioration of the fuel supply situation.
«Δεν υπάρχουν ενδείξεις ότι η κατάσταση θα βελτιωθεί στο εγγύς μέλλον», δήλωσε ο Αλεξάντερ Γκούσεφ, προσθέτοντας ότι η κατάσταση επιδεινώθηκε από το γεγονός ότι οι εταιρείες ανακατανέμουν τα αποθέματα καυσίμων σε άλλες περιοχές της χώρας «όπου το πρόβλημα είναι ακόμη πιο οξύ».
Η γειτονική περιφέρεια Λίπετσκ επανέφερε την Πέμπτη ένα σύστημα παροχής καυσίμων βάσει των πινακίδων κυκλοφορίας των οχημάτων, με τους κανόνες να ισχύουν στα πρατήρια καυσίμων που διαχειρίζονται οι εταιρείες «Gazprom», «Lukoil», «Rosneft» και «Teboil», όπως δήλωσε ο περιφερειάρχης Ιγκόρ Αρταμόνοφ.
Source: skai.gr
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