In some networks of gas stations, along with more stable supplies of the 95th, high-octane gasoline of the A-98 brand began to appear on sale. This is reported by the specialized portal enkorr..
According to the report, A-98+ appeared at gas stations in the Grand-Petrol network. So far, sales are open with a limit of 20 liters and a ban on refilling in canisters.
In addition, fuel is sold so far only for corporate clients and the Ukravto corporation according to the lists, a representative of the filling station network noted..
The price for A-98+ from Grand-Petrol, as can be seen from the information on the company's website, is 79.99 UAH/l.
At some filling stations of the Socar network, you can also see Nano 98, which is sold for 53 UAH / l, and no more than 30 liters are sold at a time. As noted in the company, now they are selling the remaining fuel from the Lithuanian plant ORLEN.
“That’s all for now with 98th gasoline, you need to saturate the market with 95th gasoline, and then think about expanding the range,” the network’s press service said..
They look towards the trade in 98th gasoline and in the Catral network, saying that there are customers, so it will not accumulate. Nevertheless, the company notes that they are working out options for where to bring it from and how to organize logistics..
“We really want, but we don’t understand yet where, from Lithuania, it’s far to carry, and we see this option as the only possible one, but we need to go there to negotiate,” the network concludes..
According to the A-95 Consulting Group, Ukrainian operators have imported 47 tons of A-98 gasoline to Ukraine since the beginning of summer.
Before the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, high-octane gasolines of the A-98 and A-100 brands were sold in such networks as WOG, KLO, UPG, Avtotrans, Avias and others.
In 2021, Ukraine imported 8 thousand. tons of gasoline A-98, of which 7.5 thousand. tons from Lithuania. Starting from February 7, 2022, Belarus has blocked railway supplies of oil products from Lithuania to Ukraine through its territory.
In February 2022, the 98th gasoline began to be produced by the Kremenchug Oil Refinery. However, Russia then destroyed this refinery with repeated rocket attacks..