RUSSIA IS CONSIDERING BANNING LPG EXPORTS BY NON-PRODUCERS UNTIL THE END OF 2026 TO BOOST DOMESTIC PROPANE AND BUTANE SUPPLIES. THE PROPOSAL TARGETS TRADERS, OIL DEPOTS AND SMALL INDEPENDENT REFINERIES AMID FUEL SHORTAGES LINKED TO REFINERY MAINTENANCE AND UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACKS.

Russia is considering a ban on LPG exports by non-producing entities, including traders, oil depots and small independent refineers, through the end of 2026. The stated aim is to secure domestic propane and butane supplies amid a fuel shortage. The mechanism is supply tightening in seaborne LPG: removing intermediaries from export channels would cut volumes reaching international markets, with the most direct effect on Asian and European LPG buyers who rely on Russian cargoes sourced through trading houses. Traders and independent exporters, along with the regional logistics and depot operators that handle these flows, face the most immediate exposure, while the impact on global LPG benchmarks depends on how much of Russia's export volume these intermediaries actually control. Traders should watch the formal decree or government text defining the scope of "non-producers" and any transition period, along with weekly Russian energy ministry fuel balance updates that show whether domestic shortages persist.

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