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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Russia has sufficient fuel supplies as authorities work to rebalance deliveries following supply problems and rising demand in the domestic fuel market.
Speaking to Russian news agency TASS, Novak addressed problems in fuel supplies across the country and said shipments had been reorganized according to demand.
He said it would take time for the market to stabilize.
Novak said recent congestion had artificially increased fuel demand by around 20% to 30%.
"We have enough fuel on the market," Novak said.
A possible ban on diesel fuel exports is expected to be discussed at a meeting later Thursday, according to reports.
Novak said Russia had adjusted fuel shipments in line with current needs as authorities seek to stabilize the market.
He said the market would need time to balance after the recent surge in demand.
The deputy prime minister said the rush had pushed fuel demand artificially higher by about 20% to 30%, but insisted that there was enough fuel available in the market.
Russian authorities have used export restrictions from time to time to stabilize the domestic fuel market.
A possible restriction on diesel fuel exports is among the measures expected to be discussed.
Separately, Russia's Zabaykalsky region introduced restrictions on fuel sales to individual customers because of supply shortages.
The regional government said in a written statement that special measures had been introduced in response to the situation in the fuel market.
Under the measure, individual customers can buy no more than 15 liters of fuel at a time.
The regional government said the restriction was introduced to reduce the effects of the fuel shortage in the region and balance fuel distribution.
Many refineries in Russia have been taken into maintenance after Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries in the country.
The Russian government has occasionally turned to export restrictions to stabilize the fuel market.
Similar fuel sales restrictions have recently been introduced in nearly 20 Russian regions.
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