Many gas stations in the Novosibirsk region have stopped selling fuel to individuals. About this Reports NGS With reference to the words of Acting Minister of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship Development of the Region Denis Ryagozov.
According to the official, gasoline can only be obtained at some gas stations under long-term contracts, as well as municipal and state orders. “In areas of the Novosibirsk region where Gazprom Neft does not have a presence, we are solving the problem of providing fuel to the population manually,” Ryagozov said. He also added that there are no problems with gasoline in Novosibirsk itself.
Ryagozov did not specify which gas stations he was talking about specifically. It is also unknown when we can expect fuel sales to resume as usual.
The head of the region, Andrei Travnikov, at a meeting on the fuel situation, noted that these are not new difficulties for the Novosibirsk region.
He was quoted as saying: “We faced similar situations in previous years during the oil refinery reform period, when supplies declined. We have learned to operate in manual mode, and we continue in this mode.”
June 23 Governor Travnikov Announce Regarding imposing restrictions on the sale of fuel in the region. Regional government Recommended Sell no more than 40 liters of gasoline and 200 liters of diesel fuel at highway gas stations. At other gas stations, the maximum limit was set at 40 and 80 liters, respectively. Fuel sales in other containers are limited to 10 litres.
The fuel crisis in Russia has been going on for more than a month. Gasoline availability problems affect most regions of Russia, including Siberia. In the Irkutsk region, the head of the region, Igor Kobzev, announced a high alert system on June 28 to confront the crisis. As a result of the queues at gas stations (waiting there already It arrives (18:00) Members of the Ministry of Interior and the National Guard began conducting patrols.