Russia Considers Lifting Gasoline Export Ban

Russia’s energy ministry believes it could be possible to lift the gasoline export ban, currently in force until the end of the year, considering that domestic fuel prices are stable, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said on Wednesday. Russia could lift the export restrictions now because fuel prices and the fuel market in Russia are stable, the minister told reporters today, as quoted by Russian news agency Interfax. In the middle of August, the Russian government said that Moscow is extending its ban on gasoline exports…