Official: Jan–Aug SPIMEX gasoline sales spike to 23% of production

MOSCOW, Oct 8 (PRIME) -- Gasoline sales via the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) accounted for 23.3% of Russia’s production in January–August, compared to the norm of 11%, Pavel Strokov, managing director for the oil product market department of the SPIMEX, said Friday.

"August wasvery dynamic for the market… Sales at the trading sessions accounted for 27.4% of the output with the average (figure) for eight months at 23.3%," Strokov said.

Strokov also said that diesel fuel sales accounted for 17.2% of output in August, while the norm amounts to 7.5%.

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