Official: Energy Ministry rules out repetition of 2018 fuel crisis

MOSCOW, Mar 17 (PRIME) – Russia will no repeat a 2018 fuel crisis in 2021, Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin told reporters on Wednesday.

"We do not see preconditions for repetition of the 2018 events in 2021," Sorokin said, adding that oil companies satisfy local demand fully.

The Audit Chamber said in a 2020 report that repetition of the 2018 fuel crisis in 2021 was among the prominent risks.

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