Cabinet proposes parliament to lift diesel fuel export restriction

The government will propose to the National Assembly that the temporary ban on fuel exports be lifted. The ban was introduced on October 31, 2025 and covered the export, including to EU member states, of certain types of petroleum products - diesel fuel with and without bioadditives, kerosene, industrial fuels and oils from bituminous minerals, BTA reports.

The decision was made at that time to guarantee the country's energy security and the stability of the domestic fuel market after the sanctions imposed by the US against Lukoil. In addition, the motives were that this would prevent potential attempts at speculation.

The export ban did not stop the rise in prices after the beginning of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Diesel in the country now has an average price of 1.78 euros per litre.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov