The regional interdepartmental commission for resolving problems on the petroleum products market has resumed work in Volyn Oblast, its composition has been updated, and a new scheme for the placement and development of the gas station network has been approved. The head of the Volyn Oblast State Administration, Volodymyr Bondar, has already signed the corresponding directive, the Western Information Corporation's own correspondent reported on August 20. \n \nInspections of the main participants in the oblast's petroleum products market have shown that the increase in retail fuel prices in July-September of this year was caused exclusively by rising purchase prices. At the same time, a conclusion was drawn that the issue of stabilizing the petroleum products market should be resolved comprehensively, involving state, local, economic and regulatory bodies, with even a possible return to state regulation of retail prices. \n \nThe fuel market in Volyn, as in Ukraine as a whole, continues to remain unstable, although it is under constant monitoring by regulatory bodies. According to the State Price Control Inspectorate, as of September 14, the average level of retail prices in Volyn Oblast is somewhat lower than average prices in other oblasts of the Western region. In particular, it stood at: for A-95 gasoline – 4.08 hryvnias per liter, A-76 – 3.33 hryvnias per liter, diesel fuel – 3.79 hryvnias per liter. \n \nAt the same time, the head of the Territorial Division of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, Anatoliy Volodin, noted: according to data from the Psyche scientific and technical center, the trend of rising oil prices continues to be observed worldwide. In particular, on the International Petroleum Exchange, prices have already reached 60-64 US dollars per barrel, and according to analysts' forecasts, by the end of the year they could reach 100 dollars. \n \nPrices for oil supplied to Ukraine have also risen – from 220 dollars per tonne in January to 400-420 dollars per tonne today. The Russian Federation, from August 1 of the current year, raised the export duty on oil to 140 US dollars per tonne of oil compared to 83 dollars at the beginning of the year.