At Privat group network gas stations this fuel is no longer available for open sale. The situation is no better with Prime, UPG and BRSM-Nafta.
Liquid gas began to disappear from Ukrainian gas stations, and where it remains, prices are increasing daily and reach almost 40 Hryvnia per liter. However, this cost is not yet final, because just now the autogas for wholesalers has increased in price by another two Hryvnias. What are the reasons for the shortage and whether gas can disappear completely in Ukraine – more in the story.
The situation is catastrophic
The main reason for the loss and increase in the price of autogas is the blocking of the Ukrainian border by Polish carriers, said Leonid Kosyanchuk, director of one of the gas station networks, in a telethon.
“We receive about a quarter of all consumption (gas – ed.) of fuel trucks and gas carriers across the Polish border. And we see this whole story unfold. Slovakia is blocking there, there is nothing good here,” Kosyanchuk noted.
In addition, according to him, the retail price of autogas was also affected by changes in customs procedures due to the fear that Russian fuel penetrated the Ukrainian market through third countries. Taken together, all this has led to a sharp increase in the cost of this type of fuel.
“Because of There is less and less gas on the territory of Ukraine, there is a very high demand for auctions. At the retail price of 35.9 UAH, the auction price is already 37.5 UAH. What I see from the analytics is that we have a problem with the price increasing by another 2 UAH in the near future. per liter at least,” added Kosyanchuk.
Note that with regard to gasoline and diesel, the situation is better. According to him, this fuel lasts consumers for at least a month. Considering that new batches of diesel fuel have arrived in Ukraine, prices for it have fallen further.
Where there is no more gas
Almost all regions of Ukraine are experiencing interruptions in the supply of gas for cars, enkorr reports, citing sources in fuel companies. According to media reports, the worst-case scenario at Privat group network filling stations (operate under the brands ANP, Avias). Now These gas stations no longer have this type of fuel available for free sale..
“There is no gas, or sales are only through coupons or through an app,” commented an interlocutor familiar with the situation.
According to the publication, the network was able to import the last batch of autogas from abroad on November 9.
The sale of autogas at most gas stations in the network has been suspended Primethere are certain problems with the availability of gas and the network BRSM-Nafta.
“The situation is not critical, gas periodically appears in the network, but we are not talking about stable supplies,” admitted one of the fuel companies in the Kyiv region.
There is also a shortage of fuel at UPG network gas stations. A large number of gas carriers of the company, which is one of the largest importers of gas by road, were blocked at the western border.
Point problems with the availability of gas in the networks are recorded Advantage 7 And Proverb in the western regions, as well as at individual gas stations Soccer in the Odessa region. At the same time, in networks OKAY And WOW Autogas is available for sale in networks BVS, Autotranse, RLS And VST ensure that they are 100% supplied with this type of fuel.
What is the price?
Director Consulting group A-95 Sergei Kuyun also said that the lack of autogas appeared due to the blockade of the Ukrainian border by the Poles.
“The reason is the blocking of the Polish border, where 30% of imports or about 25% of the liquefied gas market come by road,” he wrote on Facebook.
The expert confirms the loss of this fuel in half of the regions.
“I had the illusion that we have passed the peak of the crisis in the liquefied gas market. But as recent monitoring of the situation shows, it is too early to talk about it,” he added.
As for the prices for autogas, then, according to him, where it remains, they are asking for 39.6 hryvnias per liter.
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Source: korrespondent
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