OREANDA-NEWS About 80% of sales of petroleum products at gas stations in Russia are accounted for by large vertically integrated companies (WINCs), they socially responsibly control prices, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.

"We have gas stations that belong to vertically integrated companies.: Rosneft, Lukoil, Tatneft, Gazpromneft, Gazprom, Surgutneftegaz are the big companies. They sell petroleum products at restrained prices, approximately at the level of inflation compared to last year. And companies behave in these conditions, when there is a partial shortage, in a socially responsible manner. This applies to about 80% of sales of all petroleum products in our country," he said.