Russia extends diesel export ban for producers through January 2027

The Russian government has extended the ban on producers’ exports of diesel and marine fuel through January 31, 2027. Exceptions will remain for certain shipments to global markets; Alexander Novak estimates that such exports will total about 2.15 million tonnes in November.

The Russian government has extended through January 31, 2027, inclusive, the temporary ban on exports of diesel and marine fuel, as well as gas oil, by direct producers, Interfax reports. The restriction on producers had previously been in effect through October 31, 2026. The government said the decision was made “to maintain stability in the domestic fuel market.”

For companies that are not producers, the ban on diesel exports was already in effect through January 31, 2027. The full ban on gasoline exports will remain in place until the same date, while the ban on jet fuel exports is in effect through November 30, Vedomosti writes.

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Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the previous day that exceptions would remain for certain shipments to global markets. He said such exports would total about 2.15 million tonnes in November, compared with 510,000 tonnes of diesel fuel delivered to global markets in October. Bloomberg notes that Novak expects supplies to increase despite attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian oil refineries. According to the deputy prime minister, supplies to the United States are proceeding “in accordance with the contractual terms.”

The exceptions are linked to agreements between Moscow and Washington. On October 9, following a telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a temporary general license for Russian diesel supplies to the global market. The following day, the Russian government partially lifted the ban, initially allowing exports of 500,000 tonnes.

From October 23, three tankers carrying Russian diesel fuel headed toward the U.S. East Coast, and a fourth departed on October 28. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Washington could allow an increase in Russian diesel supplies depending on Moscow’s actions.

Russia extends diesel export ban for producers through January 2027