Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The gasoline situation in St. Petersburg has sharply deteriorated. According to the "GdeBenz" service, by September 11, fuel without queues could be found at less than 40% of gas stations, whereas in August, this figure was close to 90%. Almost every second gas station was completely out of gasoline.
Disruptions intensified after the shutdown of the Kinef oil refinery in Kirishi – one of Russia's largest and a key fuel supplier for St. Petersburg. The plant ceased processing after being damaged by drone attacks in late August.
Taxi drivers report kilometer-long queues and two-hour waits. According to them, gasoline is available in the city, but not at all stations.
It's very difficult: much worse compared to summer. You probably need to spend about five hours at the gas station. I think the queues are unreal. There's simply no gasoline, none at all. If there is, it's a 2-3 kilometer traffic jam. I have a video, but it contains profanity; in the center, you probably won't be able to refuel at all. It appears somewhere on the outskirts, but a queue immediately forms there. On Wednesday, I couldn't refuel, and on Thursday, I couldn't either. Yesterday, I accidentally refueled: I drove up to the gas station from the other side of the queue. There was a free pump that I watched for three minutes. No one drove up to it. On the other side, there was a three-kilometer traffic jam, and no one was talking about it.
The authorities of Leningrad Oblast confirmed a decrease in shipments at several gas stations and possible disruptions. Vice-Governor Egor Mishcheryakov linked the situation to logistical failures amid attacks on processing facilities and stated that fuel supplies are now being regulated manually.
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