# Diesel Prices Jump on Russia Sanctions and Refinery Outages - Bloomberg

> European diesel futures' premium to Brent reached its highest level in more than 20 months after US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. Traders are also contending with Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

- Date: 2025-10-28 · published 2025-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22594-diesel-prices-jump-on-russia-sanctions-and-refinery-outages-bloomberg
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A wider diesel crack from sanctions and refinery attacks raises the cost of fuel for farm and feed transport. The price effect depends on how long Russian exports stay disrupted.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-17 | [International Diesel Prices Surge After U.S. Sanctions on Russia \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11455-international-diesel-prices-surge-after-u-s-sanctions-on-russia-oilprice-com.md) | -3.6% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-09-24 | [Diesel Traders Bet on Price Spike as Russia Refineries Hit - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23065-diesel-traders-bet-on-price-spike-as-russia-refineries-hit-tt.md) | -0.1% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-17 | [Global diesel prices spike as US hits Russia with new sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11452-global-diesel-prices-spike-as-us-hits-russia-with-new-sanctions.md) | -3.6% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-13 | [Diesel market jumps on fear new sanctions may hit Russian supply \| Sparta](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11454-diesel-market-jumps-on-fear-new-sanctions-may-hit-russian-supply-sparta.md) | +4.9% | -0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-29 | [Diesel rally sparked by Western sanctions on Russia will be short-lived \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22592-diesel-rally-sparked-by-western-sanctions-on-russia-will-be-short-lived-reuters.md) | +2.6% | -0.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-29 | [Diesel rally sparked by Western sanctions on Russia will be short-lived \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22592-diesel-rally-sparked-by-western-sanctions-on-russia-will-be-short-lived-reuters.md) | +0.8% | -1.5% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-28 | [The Commodities Feed: Sanction concerns boost diesel prices \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22596-the-commodities-feed-sanction-concerns-boost-diesel-prices-ing-think.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| BRENT | 2022-12-02 | [OPEC+ decision on oil quotas muddled by Russian sanctions \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38394-opec-decision-on-oil-quotas-muddled-by-russian-sanctions-s-and-p-global.md) | -12.1% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/diesel-surges-on-double-whammy-of-sanctions-and-refinery-outages

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