OREANDA-NEWS  Russian oil companies have increased gasoline reserves by 3% compared to the beginning of the year, to 2 million tons, diesel fuel - by 2%, to 3.3 million tons, said Roman Kabakov, deputy director of the Department of the Oil and Gas Complex of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.

"Sufficient volumes of fuel have already been generated at the refinery to form and prepare a certain reserve in anticipation of planned repairs.: for gasoline - about 2 million tons, which is about 3% higher than at the beginning of the year, for diesel fuel - about 3.3 million tons, which is 2% higher than at the beginning of the year," he said during a round table in the Federation Council.