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Russia Imports Gasoline from India as Refinery Strikes Cut Output
Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled roughly one-third of Russia's refining capacity. Diesel prices have risen more than 40 percent since spring and June fuel output fell about 25 percent to a two-decade low.
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Russia is importing gasoline from India after Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out roughly a third of the country's refining capacity. President Vladimir Putin acknowledged this week that the attacks had triggered fuel shortages, but downplayed the severity of a crisis that has been “unprecedented” for one of the world’s largest energy producers, The Associated Press wrote.
Russian diesel prices are up more than 40 percent since spring. June fuel output fell about 25 percent to a two-decade low. A Bloomberg survey of eight farmers found only two had enough fuel to complete harvesting.
Searches for “how to siphon fuel” jumped to more than 9,300 by June 21 from 697 a month earlier, according to Yandex data cited by the consumer-tech website iPhones.ru. Discontent appears to be rising as the shortages persist.
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