Traders Cram Russian Diesel Into Europe as Import Ban Looms
- EU imports of diesel from Russia are above 2022 average
- Tankers are still en route with ban now just nine days away
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Oil traders are directing huge amounts of Russian diesel to the European Union, with an import ban on the fuel just days way.
Countries from the bloc imported more than 600,000 barrels-a-day of diesel-type fuel from Russia in the first 23 days of this month, according to data from Vortexa Ltd. compiled by Bloomberg. That’s a little more than both the average imports for 2022 and arrivals over the same period last year, before Moscow’s troops invaded Ukraine.