"Everyone's already apathetic": How people in the Tomsk region are searching for gasoline
The gasoline crisis in the Tomsk region continues: some gas stations have been out of fuel for weeks, while others have hours-long queues. "NeMoskva" asked subscribers from across Russia to share their experiences of the gasoline crisis from their cars. We've been publishing gasoline reports from across the region all day today.
Three weeks without 95th octane: what's happening at gas stations in Tomsk
In Tomsk, motorists continue to face gasoline shortages. However, drivers are now reporting a calmer situation than during the first wave of shortages.
One of NeMoskva's subscribers reported that she hasn't seen any gas at the Rosneft gas station near her home for three weeks now. The last time she got gas at Gazpromneft, she spent two and a half hours in line—a tanker truck pulled in ahead of her.
The price of 95 octane was 65-66 rubles. I don't know anything about other gas stations; I looked for fuel on the "gasoline availability map." Why Rosneft closed down so completely is beyond me. Rumor has it that Novosibirsk is the priority; everything's going there. I was there late—I only filled up at 23:30 PM. People weren't even complaining: some were driving off to find another station, some were joking, some were just sleeping in their cars. It felt like everyone was apathetic and hopeless about what's happening.
In closed Seversk, people go to Tomsk for fuel.
In the neighboring closed city of Seversk, the gasoline situation is worse. Therefore, local residents have to travel to Tomsk for fuel.
Gazprom only sells gas and diesel. Rosneft sells diesel and 92 octane, and even then, they only sell 92 octane pumps for the left tank; they don't work for the right tank.
The situation varies across the region. For example, in Bely Yar, Verkhneketsky District, people now have to wait in line for an hour and a half. However, during the first wave of the fuel crisis, gasoline was readily available there.
Regional authorities attribute the gasoline shortage to "excessive demand."
At the same time, the Tomsk regional government stated that gasoline reserves in the region were sufficient. The fuel shortage at gas stations was attributed to "unjustified, excessive demand."
Motorists were urged to refuel only when needed and not to create a rush.
