The Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on Saturday that Russia has extended its gasoline export ban for six months starting in March, with exceptions for producers.
According to the agency, major oil companies are currently allowed to export gasoline, but traders and resellers remain prohibited under a measure implemented last March.
The ban excludes supplies to the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union, a bloc of five former Soviet states, as well as countries like Mongolia, which have signed fuel supply agreements with Russia.
The agency further stated that Nigeria, Libya, Tunisia, and the UAE are among the largest importers of Russian gasoline and may be affected by the extended ban.
