Moscow gas stations bring back fuel sales limits

At least two gas station chains in Moscow have brought back limits on fuel sales, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported.A hotline for Gazprom Neft initially told customers they could buy up to 40 liters of fuel per person, though the company later said the actual limit was 60 liters.Tatneft’s hotline said customers there can buy up to 50 liters of gasoline and up to 60 liters of diesel.Moscow is also facing a shortage of AI-95 gasoline: as of the evening of August 18, the fuel was available at only one Neftmagistrali station in the city, the company’s hotline told RBC.Restrictions on gasoline sales at Moscow gas stations began in June. Companies that imposed limits included Tatneft, Rosneft, and Lukoil. The restrictions were later lifted, but by early August, a second wave of Russia’s fuel crisis had already arrived.The newspaper Izvestia reported on Monday that as of August 16, gasoline and diesel fuel were available at only 28% of Russian gas stations. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said gasoline and diesel are available at gas stations, but acknowledged that lines are forming at filling stations.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.