Russian Energy Data Hidden
Putin restricts access to Russian energy data amid escalating attacks on infrastructure.
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Vladimir Putin signed a decree restricting access to a broad range of Russian fuel and energy data, including refinery processing and production, export volumes and prices, buyers and intermediaries, shipment routes and terminals, customs statistics, and planned or completed fuel sales. The restrictions apply to government-published information and, according to reports, its dissemination by media and other online users, while companies may disclose information about their own operations; the government is to specify the covered products. The decree describes the measures as a response to actions by the United States and other states and organizations, while reports note they come amid Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
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The restrictions specifically cover exchange-traded fuel transactions, including planned sales and concluded contracts for gasoline with an octane rating of 92 or higher and for diesel fuel by oil companies and their subsidiaries.
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The government is required to identify which energy products the restrictions will cover within 10 days of the decree.
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One report said Russian refineries had lost a third of their refining capacity that year amid Ukrainian drone attacks, providing context for the restrictions on refinery processing and production data.
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