Overview
- The emergency fuel-supply headquarters reported that rail-delivered tank wagons have increased over the past 48–72 hours and that wholesale distribution will be stepped up to refill petrol stations so retail sales return to normal by Monday.
- The government has arranged large short-term imports from multiple suppliers, including tens of thousands of tonnes from Russia plus initial shipments from China and South Korea to diversify sources and restock reserves.
- Temporary rationing — even/odd license-plate allocation and a ₮50,000 per-fill limit — was put in place to stretch stocks and is scheduled to end on August 15 so stations can resume unrestricted sales over the weekend.
- Ministry officials are adding emergency storage tanks this month to extend on-hand days of supply and are continuing work on a domestic refinery planned to begin operations in 2028 that officials say could cover roughly 55–60% of national needs.
- A medium-term vulnerability remains because exploration work has been halted by local opposition on six of about 18 contract blocks, a disruption that could slow increases in domestic crude and leave Mongolia dependent on imports unless social consent and project work resume.