Gasoline From All Over Russia Has Begun To Be Transported To Moscow

Meanwhile, regions across the Russian Federation are imposing restrictions on fuel sales.

Russian authorities have launched a campaign to prioritize fuel supplies to Moscow, diverting gasoline from remote regions, which are, one by one, imposing restrictions at gas stations—ranging from QR codes to sales on even and odd days.

Despite the shutdown of the Kapotna refinery, which supplied up to 40% of the capital’s fuel consumption, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on nearby refineries in Ryazan and Yaroslavl, Moscow remains the region with the most affordable gasoline, according to estimates by Sberbank, Alfa Bank, and T-Bank (published by “Mediazona”).

For example, in the capital, 85% of gas stations sold fuel at least once during the 24-hour period of July 13–14, whereas on average across the country, one in three gas stations has no gasoline (the share of operational stations is 67%). In some regions, about half of the gas stations are not operating: these include Crimea, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, and Chukotka (50% of gas stations are operational); Yakutia and the Kirov Region (55% of gas stations are operational). In the Tambov, Bryansk, and Arkhangelsk regions, as well as in the Republic of Mari El and Kalmykia, 60% or fewer stations are open.

In Moscow, lines at gas stations are minimal: 40% of stations are open, and fewer than five cars are waiting to fill up, notes Janis Kluge, an expert at the German Center for International Security Studies. Overall, in major cities, only 20% of gas stations have no lines, while in Rostov, Novorossiysk, Lipetsk, Tver, and Yekaterinburg, for example, that figure is less than 10%. Moscow and St. Petersburg are the top priorities, Kluge states.

Since early May, gasoline distribution has been placed under the government’s “manual control,” with the government holding meetings with oil companies nearly every day to issue instructions on priority shipments. According to Reuters sources, gasoline production currently covers only two-thirds of domestic consumption—it amounts to about 80,000 metric tons per day, while demand stands at up to 120,000 metric tons.

According to Energy Intelligence estimates, oil refining volumes in Russia fell to 3.58 million barrels per day in July, which may be the lowest level since at least 2002. This is 30% lower than in July 2025. Energy Intelligence estimates that Russia’s current shortage of petroleum products stands at 400,000–600,000 metric tons per month.

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