According to reports, due to sufficient supply in the market, the Russian government has finally decided to suspend the temporary ban on gasoline exports. The Ministry of Energy has confirmed the news, it added. Russia banned gasoline exports for 6 months from March 1, but the Moscow-led economic union and some countries that have signed direct intergovernmental agreements with Russia on fuel supply are not restricted. The Ministry of Energy Resources said, “Due to the saturation of the domestic market and the completion of irregular maintenance of refineries, the temporary ban on gasoline exports, which began on March 1, will be lifted.” RBC quoted a source as saying that the decision to suspend the ban will be announced early this week, but the source did not specify a time frame for the new decision. The Russian Ministry of Energy said that refineries and oil depots have established inventories of gasoline for vehicles, which can fully meet the needs of the domestic market. As of May 15, gasoline stocks were 2.1 million tons and diesel fuel stocks were 3.4 million tons.