While in much of Russia the fuel supply situation due to unscheduled repairs of refineries and oil depots has stabilized, in Moscow and the Moscow region the first wave of the fuel crisis ended only two weeks later when the second wave began. As a result, long queues have been forming at gas stations in the capital for about a week.
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Now, things are clearly continuing to get worse. because how Royal Bank of Canada reports According to comments from representatives of the gas station network, restrictions on the sale of gasoline “with one hand” began to be reintroduced in the Moscow region (Moscow itself plus this region). Depending on whether a particular filling station belongs to a particular network, this volume can be between 30 and 60 liters. Meanwhile, diesel supplies are reportedly yet to be restricted.
Apparently, motorists who had emptied their tanks early to celebrate a few weeks ago were now refilling them. This is evident at gas stations, as fuel sales statistics per customer increase dramatically, exceeding the capacity of the average car tank.
It is worth noting that the second wave of the fuel crisis in the Moscow region is mainly related to the shortage of AI-95 gasoline, which is used in almost all modern cars. AI-92 gasoline is more readily available due to its ease of production and lower demand, and since Russian refineries have historically produced higher volumes, diesel presents no problems at all. So in the current scenario, we can say that those who buy diesel engine cars are lucky.