A rise in idle diesel oil refining capacity and lower production of the fuel may reduce Russian diesel oil exports by 0.55 million tonnes next month, the data from industry sources and Reuters calculations show. Last year Russian oil plants produced 85.2 million tonnes of diesel, of which 50.2 million tonnes went to the domestic market, while exports totalled 35 million tonnes, according to Refinitiv data.
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russia's offline diesel oil
refining capacity is set to rise in April by 0.753 million
tonnes form March to 1.809 million tonnes, according to data
from industry sources and Reuters calculations.
Traders expect that falling diesel oil production will lead
to lower exports from Russia, as Moscow will aim to meet the
needs of the domestic market first.
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