Market insights
Developments that affect petroleum trading, pricing and market infrastructure.
Petersburg Exchange completes first contracts for tubes produced by Kuzmin-named Novosibirsk Metallurgical Plant (NMZ Kuzmina).
Fourteen deals were concluded for the supply of electrically welded and water-and-gas pipes, with shipments on a self-pickup basis from the plant's warehouse. A single shipment batch of 20 tonnes was recorded, with a 1-tonne lot size enabling buyers to acquire 12 different pipe varieties.
Trading volumes of petroleum products on the St. Petersburg Exchange in the Urals Federal District rise in nine months of 2026
In the first nine months of 2026, trading volumes for several petroleum products on the St. Petersburg Exchange in the Urals Federal District rose, with notable gains in bitumen, oils and LPG. The report provides substantial figures across multiple segments in both physical and monetary terms.
Supplier Day in the oil and gas sector: the future of procurement
Supplier Day will bring together representatives of major oil and gas companies to discuss procurement development, process digitalization, and the adoption of new technologies.
SPX forecast for silver price in 2026
The SPX information-analytical platform publishes monthly consensus forecasts across macroeconomics, currencies and rates, commodities and companies, with reviews of these forecasts; today the forecast for silver prices in 2026 is published.
SPIMEX training series on OTC registration: materials and access
The Exchange's training series covered key questions of OTC contract registration; a complete materials package has been prepared including video recordings, timecodes, and presentations.
SPIMEX: History of petroleum product trading and strategic market development
The first batches of diesel fuel and aviation kerosene were sold on SPIMEX on September 23, 2008, and the exchange has since become the largest market for trading strategic commodities in the country.
First batch of dichloroethane traded on the Petersburg Exchange
A total of 50 tonnes of technical-grade 1,2-dichloroethane were sold at 114,000 rubles per tonne, with tanker delivery from Kozyakovka station within 40 days of the contract.
Anton Karpov appointed head of the Commodity Markets Committee of the International Association of Exchanges
Anton Karpov was appointed head of the International Association of Exchanges' Committee on Commodity Markets, as Senior Vice President of the Saint Petersburg International Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange. The meeting outlined the committee's key directions, with a focus on information exchange.
Approved on-exchange volume for primary aluminum and trading requirements
The order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia No. 590/26 and the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 3739 from 29.07.2026 on approving the on-exchange volume of primary aluminum and trading requirements sets a monthly minimum share for specific aluminum grades.
St. Petersburg Exchange continues to develop trading in the Forestry and Building Materials section, with first contract for sale of sulfite pulp
The exchange continues to expand activity in the Forestry and Building Materials section, recording the first contract for pulp sales.
St. Petersburg Exchange signs its first contract for sale of sulfite bleached pulp in the Forestry and Building Materials section
The exchange has signed its first contract for the sale of sulfite bleached pulp in the Forestry and Building Materials section, with shipments to the Zabajkalsk export station in containers.
Insurance of logistics risks in the new reality
An exclusive feature for RZD-Partner discusses how route changes, increased transshipments, and intermediate storage affect insurance risk exposure in logistics.