The beginning of the spring scheduled maintenance will be reflected in April, some reduction in the output of gasoline and diesel fuel. This can be seen in the sales plans by oil companies in April 2017, published on the website of SPIMEX.

The production of gasoline will be reduced relative to March on average 106 thousand tons with a total production of about 3.2 million tons of gasoline. Production of diesel fuel will be reduced relative to March of 320 thousand tons.

Fully three months stops Astrakhan plant.

Reduced production of high-octane component of gasoline because of the repair install catcracking on Kinife.

Until the second half of April will continue to repair one of the units of primary oil refining at the Nizhny Novgorod refinery.

Since the second half of April the Omsk refinery reduces a primary 8% and also stops installation of Hydrotreating of diesel fuel.

The Ufa group of refineries from 1 April transfers in the repair of the catalytic reforming unit with a capacity of 2.9 thousand tons/day, which will reduce the total output of automotive gasoline.

On the other hand, in the second half of April will end a lengthy repair of the Moscow refinery. And by the end of the month, the plant will reach its design capacity.

Completed in March the installation of primary processing at the Yaroslavl refinery. From 1 April, the refinery's capacity will increase by a third.

  The SPIMEX

Transaction prices of gasoline continued its climb today, which began two weeks ago, to new highs. Most intense climb of the indexes on the high-octane Ai95. Today prices (NAT. Index) added 460 R/t and went on record in 2017 - 42 186 R/t.

Gasoline Ai92 showed a more modest performance. Its price only increased by 50 R/t and seems to overlook the local maximum. About this top the prices can linger for two to three weeks. As a guide the further development of prices should be taken netback. While stock prices were established close to export parity. However, the oil after a short phase of decline quickened. Barrel crossed $52 and boldly approaching $53 and will not be an unexpected event of his return to $55.

Accordingly climb up and parities. The same guideline you need to keep in mind when assessing the prospects for the behavior of prices of diesel fuel. Formed at the previous week high premium of the domestic market of about 2 500 R/t relative to the netback is the result of falling oil prices and can not remain this high for a long time. Either the producers cut exports in favour of domestic market, or the parity will grow by increasing the barrel. Either way, the imbalance will be offset.