Russian diesel heads to US after Putin-Trump deal, data shows
USO•USO•USO•USO•A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is heading to New York and is expected to arrive November 7. Russia agreed to resume diesel exports after an agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump; Trump said initial exports would total 300,000 tons.
The Malta-flagged tanker Agioi Fanendes was loaded with 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel at Russia’s Baltic port of Primorsk on October 22. It is expected to arrive in the United States on November 7.
Russia agreed to lift its self-imposed ban on diesel exports and supply global markets, including the United States, after an agreement between Putin and Trump. Trump said on October 9 that Russia would immediately export 300,000 metric tons, followed by 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.” Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said last week that Russia could increase monthly diesel exports to between 3 million and 3.5 million tons by year-end.
