Central Asia's Russian fuel imports rose in October, traders say
USO•Russian diesel supplies to Central Asia, Mongolia and Afghanistan rose 4% to 460,000 tons in October, while gasoline shipments increased 67% to 107,000 tons. Jet fuel shipments fell 53% to 14,000 tons.
1. October shipments
Russian diesel and gasoline supplies to Central Asian countries, Mongolia and Afghanistan rose in October from the previous month as refinery processing increased in the second half of the month, traders said. Diesel shipments reached 460,000 metric tons, up from 427,000 in September; gasoline supplies rose to 107,000 tons from 62,000.
2. Country-level changes
Uzbekistan's diesel imports doubled to 59,000 tons, while Tajikistan's rose 70% to 67,000 tons. Supplies to Mongolia reached 229,000 tons, up 1%. Gasoline shipments to Kyrgyzstan rose sixfold to 33,000 tons, and supplies to Mongolia increased 23% to 71,000 tons. Jet fuel shipments fell to 14,000 tons from 29,000.
3. Year-to-date totals
For January-October 2026, Russian diesel supplies to the region were up 8% at 3.4 million tons, while gasoline supplies fell 18% to 1.68 million tons and jet fuel shipments declined 32% to 520,000 tons. Traders said Russian exporters stopped supplying gasoline and diesel to Afghanistan in April 2026.
