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Energy dominates the day, with an extended diesel export ban, unchanged OPEC+ quotas and lower October gas flows via Turkish Stream, alongside a date set for crypto trading on Moscow Exchange.
The government extended the temporary ban on diesel, marine fuel and gasoil exports by direct producers to 31 January 2027 inclusive; the previous limit for producers was 31 October 2026. The stated aim is to keep the domestic fuel market stable. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier that exceptions for supplies to world markets will continue, with about 2.15 million tonnes planned for November, against 510,000 tonnes exported in October. For foreign buyers, diesel availability remains subject to government-set quotas and exceptions, including the contract-based shipments to the United States that Novak described.
Source: Interfax, 31 Oct 2026
Ministers of seven OPEC+ countries (Russia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Kuwait, Iraq, Kazakhstan and Oman) decided to extend current production quotas through December, according to an OPEC press release. Russia's ceiling stays at 9.949 million barrels per day, Saudi Arabia's at 10.478 million. The group will keep meeting monthly; the next meeting is on 29 November, the day of the full OPEC+ meeting. The decision signals no change in Russian crude supply policy through year-end.
Source: Interfax, 1 Nov 2026
Gas transit through the European leg of the Turkish Stream pipeline totalled 1.615 billion cubic metres in October 2026, 4% less than a year earlier, according to Interfax citing European network operators. Capacity utilisation averaged 92%, up from 79% in September. Cumulative deliveries since the start of the year are 0.9% higher at 14.672 billion cubic metres. The pipeline remains Russia's main gas route to southern Europe.
Source: Interfax, 1 Nov 2026
Moscow Exchange plans to start trading in bitcoin, ether and USDT on 1 December, limited to instruments that meet the regulator's criteria for non-qualified investors. Boris Blokhin, a senior managing director at the exchange, said trading hours will be 06:50 to 23:50 Moscow time, with custody through partner digital depositories and swap operations offered for liquidity management. He said foreign crypto exchanges are regularly leaving Russia or ending service for Russian clients. The launch creates a regulated domestic venue for crypto trades.
Source: Interfax, 31 Oct 2026
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