“There may not be enough gasoline.” Russia asked for fuel in Kazakhstan after the collapse of production at the refinery

Russian authorities have turned to Kazakhstan for help due to the threat of gasoline shortages after Ukrainian drone strikes and floods crippled production at oil refineries. According to Reuters, Moscow has asked the Kazakh authorities to create a gasoline reserve in case there is a shortage in Russia. According to one of the agency's interlocutors, the volume of the request is 100 thousand tons. “We signed an agreement, everything was formalized within the framework of the indicative balance,” the source explained to Reuters.

At the end of March, Russia turned to Belarus for help with gasoline. According to the head of the State Duma Energy Committee, Pavel Zavalny, an agreement was reached on purchases in the amount of 100–150 thousand tons per month. Reuters sources note that the situation at Russian refineries promises a fuel shortage. Already “in May Russia may not have enough gasoline for the domestic market.”