Netbuki on automotive fuel jumped over the weekend from 1 400 R/t. Oil is not to blame, the barrel remained familiar to latter-day $48-$49. Pushed European prices up strike in France, refinery workers and drivers of heavy vehicles blocking these businesses. Protests continued for the second month.
They are caused by the intention of the government to make unpopular law on the reform of labour legislation in terms of simplification of procedure of reception and dismissal of employees and increase unpaid working hours. The protesters, reports TASSblock currently five major depots and six out of eight existing in the country, refineries.
In some parts of the country, the issue of oil products is limited, 30-40 liters on the same machine, but queues stretched for 1-2 hours. Against this background, and jumped up wholesale prices for petroleum products. I suppose for a while that social protests are short-lived. Domestic prices will not have time to play the growth of the parities.
Russian indexes for gasoline continue to experience pressure from excess supply. Today in the auction of high-octane Ai95 became cheaper in almost all refineries. Especially sharply, by 300 R/t, Ryazan, Achinsk, Omsk. The weighted index dropped to 50 R/t to 39 580 R/t.
Gasoline Ai92 average fell 140 R/t to 37 280 R/t. Cool down prices on Redwood NCH – minus 582 R/t, on the Surgut – minus 488 R/t, on the Achinsk – minus 465 R/t, Ryazan – minus 222 R/t.
Diesel is also more expensive, began to show the first signs of cooling demand. Three refineries, three of the basis, for the first time in the previous three trading session showed a decline in prices is the Omsk refinery – minus 385 R/t, Achinsk or minus 120 R/t, Astrakhan refinery or minus 100 R/t.
In General, it should be noted that trading activity today for the first time in may decreased from normal traffic in 52-58 million tons per day to 45 million tons. It is not the congestion of the market product.
AK "Transneft" informs market participants about the change from 1 June tariffs for services in transfer of petroleum products. Subjected to changes in major export directions. The internal flow will rise in price by a limited number of routes. They are all presented in the attached table.
Translated by service "Yandex.Translation"
