Mongolia Fuel Shortage Drags On as Supply Stays Shaky
In October Mongolia contracted 78,000 tons of fuel from Russia, barely a month of AI-92 gasoline use. The shortage is no longer a disruption. Every month the same fuel must be found, and the numbers barely add up.
Russia cannot give more. Its refineries absorbed drone strikes this year, domestic shortages forced export curbs, and the AI-92 grade that Mongolia used to buy is now consumed inside Russia. The world market offers no rescue.
On September 29 the national stockpile held ten days of AI-92 gasoline and three weeks of diesel, the fuel that powers Mongolia’s mines. In September drivers queued five to seven hours at filling stations. The cover has not improved since. On October 22 the fuel taskforce put AI-92 reserves at ten days again, with diesel at 28 days.
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