Russian diesel tanker heads for U.S. following Trump-Putin deal
The first shipment of Russian diesel fuel heads for the U.S. as Trump looks for boost ahead of midterm elections.
A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is heading for New York under a new U.S.-Russia supply agreement, marking a reopening of a trade curtailed by Washington’s 2022 ban on Russian oil and petroleum imports.
The Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes loaded ultra-low-sulfur diesel at Primorsk, Russia’s Baltic Sea oil port, on Oct. 22 and is expected to arrive in the United States Nov. 7, according to LSEG ship-tracking data cited by Reuters. The buyer and seller were not immediately identified.
The voyage is the first identified U.S.-bound shipment under the agreement President Donald Trump announced Oct. 9. It’s reported to be the first U.S. import since the 2022 ban, although maritime analyst Kpler states that it would be the first Russian diesel delivery since July 2023.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Friday to Reuters that the first tanker under the arrangement had departed and said regular supplies would follow. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said additional shipments are planned as Russian and U.S. companies finalize delivery contracts.
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