During the auction, which took place on Tuesday, May 16, AI-95 gasoline updated the record, rising to a record price point. The relevant data is confirmed by the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX).
So, at 15:00 Moscow time, the cost of a ton of gasoline was fixed at around 60.608 thousand rubles per ton (+1.72%). The previous price maximum was in September 2021, when a ton of AI-95 cost 60.57 thousand rubles each. As for the AI-92, it went up to 52.28 per ton (+1.91%).
As analysts explain, fuel began to rise in price a few weeks ago against the backdrop of the start of the season for scheduled refinery repairs. So, due to the relevant work, sales from the Komsomolsk and Achinsk refineries were suspended. From the end of April - beginning of May, deliveries from the Tyumen, Khabarovsk, as well as the Yaya refinery and the Astrakhan gas processing plant will be temporarily stopped.