Russian diesel exports rise despite refinery strikes; US top destination

Russian diesel and gasoil exports edged up in the week ended Nov. 5, according to shipping data from S&P Global Commodities at Sea(opens in a new tab) retrieved Nov. 9, despite intensified Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

Russia exported 410,000 metric tons of diesel/gasoil in the week, up from 358,000 mt the previous week, according to CAS data.

Among Russian ports, 193,000 mt came from Primorsk, up week over week from 178,000 mt, while 67,000 mt came from Nakhodka, 37,000 mt was loaded at Ust-Luga, 63,000 mt came from Zhelezny Rog Port and 30,000 was loaded from Vysotsk.

Of these loadings, the US was the biggest destination, with 141,000 mt of product loaded for the US in the week, up from 36,000 mt the prior week, followed by Singapore with 87,000 mt.

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