Fuel prices on the Russian stock exchange continued to rise after two major oil refineries suspended operations following a drone attack.
In the Russian Federation, the price of A-95 fuel, following the results of the trade on March 13, increased by more than 60 thousand rubles per ton for the first time since the end of September 2023. Russian media reported this with relation to data from St. Petersburg Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange.
It was noted that during the day the price of A-95 gasoline rose by another 1.88% – up to 60.57 thousand rubles per ton. The last time the cost of this type of fuel rose above 60 thousand rubles per ton was on September 29, 2023. At that time, fuel prices in Russia rose to a record level due to changes in the system of subsidies for the cost of fuel in the domestic market, and the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has publicly shifted the responsibility for this to the government.
On March 13, A-92 fuel rose in price by 1.31% to 48.18 thousand rubles per ton. Also, prices for various types of diesel fuel and fuel oil increased by 0.79-1.69% per day.
Fuel prices on the Russian stock exchange continued to rise after two major oil refineries were forced to suspend operations following a drone attack.
We remind you that thanks to the drone attack, one of the most powerful oil refineries in Russia was disabled. LUKOIL-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez in the city of Kstovo in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
It was also reported that in Russian Ryazan on March 13, unknown drones attacked an oil refinery. In addition, the Novoshakhtinsky oil products plant in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation was attacked by drones.
Source: korrespondent
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