The cost of A-95 fuel rose above 60 thousand rubles per ton for the first time since the end of September 2023.
In St. Petersburg Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange on Friday, March 15, prices for gasoline and diesel continued to rise rapidly. Russian media reported it.
So, A-95 gasoline rose in price by another 2.16% per day – to 62,773 rubles. per ton.
It was noted that this week the cost of A-95 fuel rose above 60 thousand rubles per ton for the first time since the end of September 2023. At that time, fuel prices in the Russian Federation rose to a record level due to changes in the system of subsidies for fuel costs in the domestic market.
According to the trading results, the price of A-92 gasoline increased by 2.02% – to 50,117 rubles per ton. The last time the price reached this level was in November 2023.
The price of summer diesel increased by 1.79%, reaching RUB 63,991. per ton. The price of off-season diesel increased by 2.38% – to 63,879 rubles. per ton. Winter diesel fuel prices increased by 1.31% to RUB 64,529. per ton.
We remind you that three oil refineries in Russia were closed due to the Ukrainian drone strike. In particular, the largest oil refinery in the country is the plant of Ryazan PJSC Rosneft near Moscow, a slightly smaller Novoshakhtinsky plant in the south of the Rostov region and another – Norsi PJSC Lukoil In Nizhny Novgorod.
In just two days of the attack on Russia, 12% of the country’s oil refining capacity was destroyed.
Source: korrespondent
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