Novak announced the timing of diesel deliveries from Russia to the US market

Russian diesel will be delivered to the U.S. market within 15-20 days after the contracts are signed, and negotiations on commercial terms are underway. This statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, writes sb.by.

According to TASS, in an interview with “Vesti”, he said:

The US Department of Energy has identified certain companies that will be counterparties and buyers. Currently, negotiations are underway on commercial terms, in fact, on the conclusion of contracts. As soon as they are signed, the fuel will reach the markets within 15-20 days. If we talk about the world markets of other, closer countries, then shorter terms.

Novak recalled that after a telephone conversation and an agreement between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump the next day, the Russian government issued an order that lifted restrictions on diesel exports.

- In the future, we will increase as much as possible, as planned, as agreed by the presidents. This is 500 thousand tons in October, in November – 1 million tons in December. With the release by the end of the year, if the refineries are fully operational as before, we will be able to supply 3.5 million tons to world markets. This is almost 10% of the world market, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister said.

He added that active work is underway between the Russian Ministry of Energy and the US Department of Energy, full contact between Russian exporting companies and buyers of Russian diesel. In Russia partially lifted the ban on the export of diesel fuel under the agreement between Putin and trump

Novak said that Russia will supply diesel directly to the United States

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