The Russian State Duma amended the fuel dampener and trading rules to enhance domestic fuel supply and price stability amid export restrictions and refinery disruptions.
The Saratov refinery has halted operations after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged its primary processing unit, worsening fuel shortages in Russia amid ongoing refinery attacks.
Gasoline prices in annexed Crimea have surged by nearly 80% in early July amid Russia’s fuel supply crisis and export restrictions.
Russia permits sale of Euro-3 standard fuels domestically through 2026 to mitigate supply shortages caused by refinery disruptions and attacks.
A drone attack has caused a major fire at the Poltavskaya oil depot near Krasnodar, disrupting critical fuel supplies and highlighting vulnerabilities in Russia's regional energy infrastructure.
Russia’s maritime oil exports have reached a 2026 peak amid US sanctions shifts and rising competition from Iran, but falling prices and refinery attacks threaten revenue growth.
Russian regions are facing fuel rationing due to Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries, with over 50 areas imposing gasoline sales limits amid operational disruptions.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced a veto on the EU’s latest Russia sanctions package, citing economic risks to key sectors and opposing sanctions on Patriarch Kirill.
Russia plans to impose 1-2 month export restrictions on diesel and jet fuel following drone attacks that disrupted refinery operations, aiming to stabilize the domestic fuel market.
Lukoil's Nizhny Novgorod refinery cut over half its processing capacity after Ukrainian drone attacks, affecting about 25% of Russia’s oil refining output.
Lufthansa will cancel 20,000 flights through October 2026 to save over 40,000 tons of jet fuel amid rising energy costs and geopolitical instability affecting aviation fuel supplies.
Global airlines reduce flight capacity by 3% in May due to jet fuel shortages caused by Middle East conflicts and the Strait of Hormuz blockade.