Tatneft Imposes Temporary Fuel Sales Restrictions at All Its Gas Stations in Russia
Russian oil company Tatneft has announced temporary restrictions on gasoline and diesel sales at all its gas stations across Russia, with stations accepting cash only.
Tatneft has imposed a temporary cap on gasoline and diesel sales at all its gas stations across Russia, Interfax learned from the company's hotline. The stations are now accepting only cash payments. The company did not disclose the specific limits.
An Interfax correspondent in Chelyabinsk reported that drivers at Tatneft stations are being told that, "for technical reasons," passenger cars may purchase no more than 30 liters of gasoline or 60 liters of diesel, while trucks are capped at 300 liters.
Reports that Tatneft gas stations had begun limiting fuel sales emerged on June 14. Residents in Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Cheboksary, and Ulyanovsk said they had encountered the restrictions.
Russia's fuel crisis began in May amid Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities and other infrastructure. The most severe situation has developed in annexed Crimea, where Ukrainian drones have targeted fuel tankers and other trucks supplying the peninsula via the R-280 Novorossiya highway.
According to estimates by the outlet 7×7, as of June 10 at least 25 Russian regions are experiencing fuel-related problems.
