Shipping data shows Russia resumed diesel exports to Turkey and Brazil after Moscow struck a deal with Washington in mid-October to waive sanctions.
Reuters, citing Kpler and LSEG shipping data, reported on Tuesday that two diesel tankers departed Russia’s Baltic port of Primorsk over the past week.
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The outlet said the tanker Dolunay departed for Turkey’s Alanya on Oct. 14, while the tanker Leruo departed Primorsk for Brazil’s Manaus on Oct. 16.
The report did not specify the shipment volumes.
The departures coincided with the window when Kyiv announced it was resuming attacks on Russian refineries on Oct. 15, which briefly stopped after US President Donald Trump touted an energy truce and demanded Kyiv stop hitting the refineries after striking a diesel deal with Moscow.
The shipments suggest a potential reversal of Russia’s ongoing diesel export ban, set to last until Oct. 31, imposed due to strained domestic supplies from Kyiv’s refinery attacks.
However, Reuters previously reported that Russia also exported 427,000 metric tons to Central Asia via government contracts in September.
Reuters added that Turkey and Brazil have been Russia’s largest buyers of Russian diesel since 2023, despite Western sanctions. Citing Kpler data, it reported that Turkey accounted for around 34% of Russian diesel loadings so far this year, at 95,000 barrels per day (bpd), while Brazil accounted for 24%, at 66,000 bpd.
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The advisor called the information inconsistent amid the deepening row between Kyiv and Washington over Trump’s latest deals with Moscow.
According to Trump, Russia is expected to supply up to 2 million tons of diesel to the US and the world market to relieve the price pressure due to the war in Iran and Ukraine. But Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Alexander Novak later said Russia expects to supply up to 3.5 million tons by the end of 2026.
A recent Kyiv Post analysis estimated that the total supply would theoretically last the US and China about a week, and the whole world less than a day, based on known consumption data.
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