Wright Says the Idled Russian Diesel Tanker Will Head to Another Port as U.S. Companies Shun the Cargoes
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters in New Orleans on November 10 that he had no worries about the first Russian diesel tanker bound for the United States idling off the U.S. East Coast. 'Not at all. No, it'll go to another port,' he said. 'We just want that diesel going into the world markets.' The tanker's operator said the same day that no discharge port had yet been nominated and the vessel was still awaiting orders.
The Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes loaded 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel at Russia's Primorsk port on October 22 and had been expected to arrive in New York on November 7; a governor and lawmakers had warned about the legality of its landing in the United States. A Reuters analysis on November 11 said U.S. companies are unlikely to import Russian diesel despite President Trump's temporary waiver of some sanctions: banks are likely to be reluctant to finance such deals, there are legal questions about whether the waiver is enough to make the imports lawful, and the Russian diesel would need blending to meet New York Mercantile Exchange heating-oil specifications.
The American Automobile Association put the U.S. diesel price at $6.13 a gallon on November 11. According to The Wall Street Journal, four tankers that had declared U.S. destinations have turned away, two bound for Brazil, one already in Egypt and a fourth listed for South America; no Russian diesel has yet been unloaded at a U.S. port.
Related: Follow-up: First Russian Diesel Tanker Idles Off the U.S. East Coast
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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