"Новини Закарпаття"
First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyridenko spoke about the current situation in the fuel market. She noted that a temporary significant shortage of fuel arose due to the destruction of the Russian aggressor’s Kremenchug refinery and a number of oil depots.
According to her, the government is constantly cooperating with market operators to understand the needs and find ways to eliminate the deficit.
Yulia Svyridenko said that currently the market operators have 22.5 thousand tons of gasoline and 41.4 thousand tons of diesel fuel left.
“We have adopted a number of government decisions that allow us to direct the country’s existing volumes – 70,000 tons of gasoline and about 40,000 tons of diesel – to a market that should reduce the deficit,” said Yulia Svyridenko. volumes in Europe.
She also noted that the market for petroleum products is in excess demand, which may be caused by panic among the population due to temporary fuel shortages.