Fires and explosions at Russia’s export-oriented oil refineries have led to a dramatic drop in its petrochemicals exports.
Reuters, citing data from the Ministry of Energy, reported that Russia has reduced gasoline exports to non-Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) of former Soviet Union countries to compensate for unplanned repairs at refineries.
Refinery outages triggered by fires or suspected drone attacks are said to be prompting the ministry to cut fuel exports to safeguard supplies in the domestic market.
