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Russia has officially extended temporary restrictions on gasoline exports outside the country until February 28 Bloomberg reported. The agency indicates that this decision is intended to maintain stability on the domestic fuel market in the face of continuous attacks on energy infrastructure.
Russia keeps the gasoline for itself. Who does the restrictions apply to?
According to the decree published on Saturday, the ban applies to all exporters, including direct fuel producers. In addition to gasoline, restrictions until the end of February also applied to diesel and marine fuel, as well as other types of diesel fuel from countries that do not produce them. The previous period of these measures was due to expire this month.
Russia introduced these measures at the end of August as the fuel crisis worsened. The situation has worsened following regular Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and ports from the Black Sea to the Baltic coast.
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Bloomberg notes that the attacks led to fuel shortages in some regions and a sharp increase in domestic prices. Despite partial market stabilization, prices at gas stations remain high, forcing the Kremlin to maintain export restrictions.
Russia was an important supplier of fuels
Russia is one of the world's leading energy producers, producing over 40 million tons of motor gasoline annually. Although historically the country was a significant exporter of petroleum products, in 2025 its role in the global gasoline market has been drastically reduced due to the ongoing fuel crisis caused by successful Ukrainian drone attacks on key refineries.
Currently, most of Russia's fuel production must be directed to meeting domestic needs, including the priority agricultural sector and the army, which means that Russia has almost disappeared from the group of active exporters of this raw material.
The main recipients of other refined products that are not subject to full restrictions are China, India and Türkiye, although the overall volumes of sales of Russian fuels abroad are at the lowest levels in years.
