Kazakhstan temporarily bans supply of gasolines, diesel fuel from Russia March 31

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The Kazakhstani authorities have imposed a short lived ban on supplies of gasolines, diesel and aviation fuel to the republic from Russia, press service of the republic’s energy ministry said during a statement on Tuesday.

"The Republic of Kazakhstan is imposing a short lived ban on supply from the Russia of gasolines, diesel and aviation fuel to the domestic market of Kazakhstan," the statement said.

Supplies are going to be temporarily banned starting March 31, a source within the ministry’s press service explained to Press.

Kazakhstan is additionally taking measures to spice up export of gasolines and petroleum products, the ministry added.

Earlier reports said that Kazakhstan planned to ban supplies of gasoline, aviation and diesel oil to the country from Russia by rail for 3 months. The draft decree by Energy Minister Nurlan Nogayev ‘On certain problems with petroleum products supplies to the Republic of Kazakhstan from the Russian Federation’ was released on March 24 on the web site of legislative acts and was undergoing the approval procedure. The temporary ban on gasoline supplies to the country is connected with falling consumption of petroleum products on the domestic market thanks to the coronavirus outbreak and rising fuel reserves of the republic, the ministry explained.

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