Russian Diesel Shipments Head to Brazil and Turkey After Export Ban Lift

Russian diesel shipments are returning to traditional export markets following the U.S.-brokered lifting of Moscow’s export ban, with at least two tankers recently signaling destinations in Brazil and Turkey, according to shipping data cited by Reuters.

Russia, normally the world’s second-largest diesel exporter after the United States, had already reduced shipments during the Northern Hemisphere summer before imposing the export ban. The restrictions came as Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries disrupted the country’s fuel production.

Brazil and Turkey have been the two largest buyers of Russian diesel since 2023, when Western sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reshaped the country’s oil export routes.

Russian Diesel Shipments Target Brazil and Turkey

The tanker Leruo is signaling Manaus, Brazil, as its destination after departing Russia’s Baltic port of Primorsk on Oct. 16, according to the shipping data reported by Reuters.

Another tanker, the Dolunay, departed Primorsk on Oct. 14 carrying diesel and is heading toward Alanya, Turkey.

Turkey has accounted for approximately 34% of Russian diesel loadings so far in 2026, equivalent to 95,000 barrels per day (bpd). Brazil has received around 24%, or 66,000 bpd, according to figures cited by Reuters.

Source: Reuters

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