A tanker carrying Russian diesel is en route to New York after US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow in early October, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler.
In early October, Trump announced an agreement between Washington and Moscow for the delivery of Russian diesel to the US market, in the process lifting sanctions against Russia. On Wednesday, Russian news agencies cited Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Alexander Novak saying the first shipment of Russian diesel bound for the United States would depart the following day. It loaded nearly 3,00,000 barrels of diesel at the Russian oil terminal of Primorsk, according to Kpler.
The agreement also involved Russia lifting a self-imposed ban on diesel exports. The measure was seen as an attempt to lower fuel prices for American consumers ahead of the US midterm legislative elections on November 3, and drew sharp criticism from Ukraine and its allies, and even from within Trump’s Republican Party. Earlier reporting noted: Tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel heads to US after Trump’s surprise deal with Moscow A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is headed for New York, according to ship-tracking data released on Friday, following a deal reached between Moscow and Washington earlier this month. The shipment would mark the first US import of Russian oil or petroleum products since then-President Joe Biden announced a ban on such imports in 2022. Earlier reporting noted: The development comes after US President Donald Trump announced the surprise deal on October 9 as part of efforts to bring down soaring diesel prices ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections.
Earlier reporting noted: The identities of the buyer and seller were not immediately known.
