# The Commodities Feed: Sanction concerns boost diesel prices | ING THINK

> ING notes that oil prices were steady as the market digested US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. Middle distillates stayed strong, with the ICE gasoil crack above $31 a barrel, and Russia exports around 1 million b/d of diesel at risk.

- Date: 2025-10-28 · published 2025-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22596-the-commodities-feed-sanction-concerns-boost-diesel-prices-ing-think
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel supply risk from sanctions and Indian refiner cutbacks supports middle distillate prices, which feed into freight and fuel costs. Crude itself remains capped by a comfortable supply outlook.

## 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 | 2024-10-07 | [Diesel benchmark up a few cents; futures prices soar on Mideast concerns - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11682-diesel-benchmark-up-a-few-cents-futures-prices-soar-on-mideast-concerns.md) | +1.6% | -2.9% |
| DIESEL | 2023-12-27 | [Diesel Prices Rebound After 8-Week Decline on Supply Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32880-diesel-prices-rebound-after-8-week-decline-on-supply-concerns.md) | -1.8% | +5.5% |
| DIESEL | 2023-09-13 | [Global diesel shortage boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34293-global-diesel-shortage-boosts-prices.md) | +1.6% | -8.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-28 | [Diesel Prices Jump on Russia Sanctions and Refinery Outages - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22594-diesel-prices-jump-on-russia-sanctions-and-refinery-outages-bloomberg.md) | -1.4% | -1.1% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-23 | [The Commodities Feed: Middle East tensions ease \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30699-the-commodities-feed-middle-east-tensions-ease-articles-ing-think.md) | +1.5% | -5.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-28 | [Diesel Prices Jump on Russia Sanctions and Refinery Outages - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22594-diesel-prices-jump-on-russia-sanctions-and-refinery-outages-bloomberg.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/the-commodities-feed-sanction-concerns-boost-middle-distillates281025/

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