Europe Risks Diesel Supply Shock as Russia Oil Sanctions Near

The Downside to Oil Is Limited: Francisco Blanch
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The European Union’s 200-million-barrel-a-year diesel trade with Russia, a vital supply-line to a fuel-hungry continent, is poised to halt in coming months.

From early February, EU sanctions will ban the delivery of almost all seaborne refined petroleum products -- including diesel-type fuel -- from Russia, the region’s single biggest external supplier.