WOG changed the rules – how they will sell gasoline now

The petrol crisis in Ukraine has been going on for more than a week. Some gas stations have introduced restrictions on the sale of fuel, but Ukrainians do not always manage to buy it, because it is simply not available.

However, the situation is gradually changing, and some networks are changing the limits. The WOG press service reported that now you can buy more gasoline.

How much gasoline is available

We previously talked about restrictions at various gas stations in Ukraine, therefore, since the end of April, the following conditions have been in effect at WOG:

• sold only 10 liters of gasoline per car per day;
• this was only available to private customers when paying in cash or paying with bank cards, and only with a PRIDE loyalty card.

Now this limit has increased from 10 liters to 20 liters.

“From 00:00 on May 9, the limit is increased to 20 liters per day for private clients when paying in cash or paying with bank cards, and only if they have a PRIDE loyalty card. The PRIDE system will control the limit automatically”, – the message says.

The new rules were introduced in order to ensure the right of first priority refueling of car defenders, doctors and other critical infrastructure services.

Gas stations allowed to increase fuel prices

Earlier we said that the Ministry of Economy introduced new changes during the petrol crisis.

Now the average price of a liter of gasoline is UAH 31.19, and diesel fuel – UAH 35.63. This means that, taking into account the trade margin, gas stations can sell gasoline at 37.69 UAH/l, and the diesel at 42.63 UAH/l.

Earlier, the Ministry of Economy had already raised the size of the trade margin on fuel, to reduce its deficiency.

When will the situation return to normal?

All problems in the supply of fuel lie in the change of logistics. If earlier Ukrainian traders bought it in Belarus, Europe and received it by sea, now only one of the three routes remains – the European one.

Plus, the destruction by the enemy of the Kremenchug Oil Refinery and about two dozen oil depots on the territory of Ukraine led to a sharp decrease in fuel stocks.

Ukrainian companies have already contracted a sufficient amount of gasoline and diesel fuel, but now it is a big problem to deliver it to Ukraine. The fact is that many Ukrainian wagons and tankers simply do not meet European requirements for the transport of dangerous goods, and the existing fleet is still not enough.

“We expect the situation at gas stations to normalize by the end of the month. Prices will depend on world prices, but we do not expect serious fluctuations of more than 10%. Therefore, until the end of May, fuel at gas stations will be sold at UAH 40-42 per liter, with possible fluctuations of 10% as up or down. Everything will depend on fluctuations in prices on world energy exchanges,” Sergey Kuyun, director of the A-95 consulting company, explained to us.

Also read in our material about what led to a sharp increase in autogas sales. We also talked about how Ukrainians are being deceived during the fuel crisis.