Petrol stations run by Russian oil giants in Moscow limit fuel sales
Petrol stations belonging to Gazprom Neft and Lukoil in Moscow and the surrounding region have introduced limits on fuel sales.
Source: Russian news outlet RBC
Details: At Gazprom Neft's city petrol stations, customers are now limited to no more than 30 litres of petrol or 60 litres of diesel per visit. Fuel cannot be sold in jerrycans at these stations.
At Gazprom Neft's motorway petrol stations, the limit is up to 30 litres of petrol or up to 200 litres of diesel per customer. At one of the Moscow network's stations, customers are also limited to no more than 30 litres of petrol.
Restrictions have also been reported at three Lukoil petrol stations in Moscow. At one station, the limit is 30 litres of fuel per customer, while at the other two it is 20 litres, also with no sales into jerrycans.
Background:
- Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has for the first time acknowledged that the country is experiencing problems with vehicle fuel following Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries and oil depots.
- Russia is recording problems in the road haulage market caused by fuel supply disruptions, affecting not only domestic hauliers but also companies transporting goods abroad.
- It was previously reported that since the start of 2026, Ukraine has struck Russian oil infrastructure more than 20 times, including oil refineries, export terminals and pipelines. By early May, this had already cost Russia more than US$7 billion.
- A refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban in Krasnodar Krai caught fire following a massive Ukrainian drone attack on the night of 28 June.
- Transport companies in Sevastopol in temporarily occupied Crimea previously complained of receiving only a quarter of the fuel they actually need, resulting in the cancellation of some bus routes.
- Petrol stations in temporarily occupied Crimea, including those belonging to major chains, have begun closing en masse.
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