Putin limited the dissemination of information on the Russian fuel and energy complex

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree restricting access to certain information in the fuel and energy sector. The document establishes a list of such information and the procedure for access to them. The decree was published by the press service of the Kremlin.

The measures were taken "in response to the unfriendly and contrary to international law actions of the United States and foreign states and international organizations that have joined them," the document says.

The list includes information on the export of goods by energy companies, including name, price, volume, sellers, buyers and transport. In addition, it is prohibited to disseminate information about routes and directions of supply, coordinates of warehouses. The publication of customs statistics on the export of goods by energy companies, as well as the volume of production of refineries, is limited. The list also includes information on exchange transactions with fuel.

The document prohibits the dissemination of this information in the media and the Internet. The exception is the information disclosed by the legal entity about its activities. Companies will be able to provide access to information from the list on the basis of an agreement with the recipient of the information. Access to information published by state bodies within their competences is possible in the manner prescribed by law, the document says.