Russian Diesel Expected to Arrive on Nov. 7 After Trump-Putin Deal
The first cargo is expected in New York on Nov. 7 as the Trump administration seeks to ease fuel prices and expand domestic refining capacity.
TL;DR
- A tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is heading to New York.
- The shipment is a result of a deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase fuel supplies.
- The tanker loaded in Russia's Baltic port of Primorsk on Oct. 22 and is scheduled to arrive in the U.S. on Nov. 7.
- The amount is equivalent to 326,800 barrels of petroleum products.