# Russia ships Baltic diesel to Mediterranean as regional refineries cut runs

> Russian diesel shipments from the Baltic to the Mediterranean reopened in July as refinery cuts in Europe and low freight rates created arbitrage opportunities. Tankers are loading at Primorsk for Turkey and Morocco. Mediterranean refiners including Tupras have cut runs on weak margins.

- Date: 2020-07-16 · published 2020-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52306-russia-ships-baltic-diesel-to-mediterranean-as-regional-refineries-cut-runs
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper freight and new diesel supply routes ease some regional fuel and shipping costs. The shift is small relative to feed commodity markets.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-07-01 | [Sweden reverts to diesel exporter in June - Vortexa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52309-sweden-reverts-to-diesel-exporter-in-june-vortexa.md) | +5.1% | +6.8% |
| DIESEL | 2025-10-19 | [Diwali for refiners: India’s diesel exports to Europe in September highest since 2017 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10180-diwali-for-refiners-india-s-diesel-exports-to-europe-in-september-highest-since.md) | +10.0% | +16.1% |
| DIESEL | 2017-06-28 | [Traders send most Mideast, US diesel to Europe - Gulf Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70700-traders-send-most-mideast-us-diesel-to-europe-gulf-times.md) | +4.9% | +13.5% |
| DIESEL | 2020-07-07 | [Diesel arbitrage flows shift. Is this the new normal? - Vortexa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52305-diesel-arbitrage-flows-shift-is-this-the-new-normal-vortexa.md) | -2.1% | -0.6% |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-12 | [Malaysian granular urea hits $1000pt fob as Chinese absence continues to be felt in the east](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44340-malaysian-granular-urea-hits-1000pt-fob-as-chinese-absence-continues-to-be-felt.md) | -2.5% | -7.8% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2020/07/russia-ships-baltic-diesel-to-mediterranean-as-regional-refineries-cut-runs/

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