Russia’s Moscow refinery has resumed full output of high-octane gasoline after cutting it by around a third in mid-December after an emergency shutdown of a catalytic cracking unit, traders said.

The refinery has repeatedly denied having any problems.
“The shutdown has been short-lived and there were no major consequences for the market,” said one trader, who is working with the refinery.
He said the repairs took four to five days less than expected to complete.
The refinery can process around 215,000 barrels of crude per day.
The plant partly belongs to the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, which was forced to cancel its regular gasoline tender after the shutdown.
Traders said a new tender would be called soon. Apart from Gazprom Neft, the refinery’s main shareholders include the city of Moscow and oil firm Tatneft.
The Russian gasoline market has been facing serious shortage in the past months following planned and unexpected maintenance at some key refineries.