RBC: the Ministry of energy proposed to consider the introduction of external management of the “Trace”

The Ministry of Energy sent a letter to relevant state bodies with a proposal to introduce external management on the assets of the operator of the network of gas stations "Trassa" (owned by "Eurotrans"), provided for by the presidential decree on infrastructure security. This is reported by RBC with reference to sources.

According to the publication, the Ministry of Energy argued the idea of the need to ensure the safety of storage facilities for petroleum products. So far, the decision on this issue has not been made: alternative options are being considered, including obtaining the assets of the “Trains” of one of the vertically integrated companies. In “Eurotrans” information was not commented.

Eurotrans ranks second in terms of sales among independent operators of filling stations in Moscow and the Moscow region. The company owns, among other things, 57 Trussa filling stations, as well as a fuel tanker fleet and an oil depot. At the end of 2025, revenue of Eurotrans increased by 42.7%, to 265.8 billion rubles, and net profit decreased by 13.5%, to 4.8 billion rubles. In the first half of 2026, revenue fell by 28.5%, to 76.6 billion rubles, a net loss of 5.7 billion rubles.

RBC writes that the letter of the Ministry of Energy was sent before the detention in early September of top managers and co-owners of Eurotrans in the case of theft of official fuel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the investigation, the rearists stole fuel for police cars and supplied it to Eurotrans.

Details of the case – in the material “Kommersant” “The General returned home as a prisoner”.