Uzbekneftegaz raises gasoline reserves 2.5 times ahead of winter

Uzbekneftegaz has increased gasoline reserves at its oil depots 2.5 times compared with the same period last year. The state company said its fuel stations have been supplied for the coming winter season. The statement was made by Abrorjon Khudoyberganov, deputy chairman for refining, at a press conference on 27 October, as reported by Gazeta.uz.

Khudoyberganov said the station network is expanding. He said Uzbekneftegaz now has 152 stations, up from 31 at the start of the year, and that product sales have risen 5–6 times since the beginning of the year. Stations sell AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline and diesel meeting Euro-4 and Euro-6 standards. He said the price of motor gasoline has not risen much above 12,000 sums over the past 9–10 months.

Press secretary Mumin Ibodov stressed that the statement covers only Uzbekneftegaz stations, not the entire domestic fuel market. The company did not guarantee that there would be no queues or gasoline supply interruptions at its stations during the winter.