# Russia ramps up fuel exports in fight for European market

> Russia's Transneft plans to raise exports of ultra-low sulfur diesel by 3 million tonnes to 26 million tonnes this year. Russia is also pushing to win more of the European market, with exports above 650,000 barrels per day.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66207-russia-ramps-up-fuel-exports-in-fight-for-european-market
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Additional Russian diesel supply competing in Europe could ease European diesel prices and reduce the cost pressure on fuel-linked logistics.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-20 | [Asia, Middle East ramp up diesel exports to Europe in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10940-asia-middle-east-ramp-up-diesel-exports-to-europe-in-october.md) | +7.9% | -3.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-06 | [Products: Russia Steps Up Diesel Exports \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60793-products-russia-steps-up-diesel-exports-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.5% | +6.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-09-14 | [Diesel margins tank as market weighs possible China exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39779-diesel-margins-tank-as-market-weighs-possible-china-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -5.5% | +15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2018-06-27 | [Products: Imports Mount as Asian VLCCs Target Europe  \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64695-products-imports-mount-as-asian-vlccs-target-europe-energy-intelligence.md) | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-07 | [Fuels Market Watch Weekly, June 7th Edition - Crude, Gas, Diesel Forward Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10750-fuels-market-watch-weekly-june-7th-edition-crude-gas-diesel-forward-prices.md) | +0.4% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-diesel-exports/russia-ramps-up-fuel-exports-in-fight-for-european-market-idUSL8N1Q33GE/

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