Save for later Print Download Share LinkedIn Twitter The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has proposed to raise the required percentage of diesel that must be routed through the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (Spimex) to 10% from the current 8.5%. Sources also say that the energy ministry is pushing oil companies to boost diesel production. The moves should avert a domestic diesel shortage and subsequent price spike, which is a sensitive social issue.
