Part of Putin's "diesel" tankers turned around and is not going to the United States

05.11.2026, 11:05◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Two of the first tankers, originally bound for the US, suddenly changed course – one passing through Gibraltar to the Mediterranean and the other bound for South America. We are talking about the tankers Talisman, which has been sailing for 20 years and is under the sanctions of the United States, the United Kingdom and the EU, and Leruo, which is owned by Hong Kong and flies the flag o…

Part of Putin's "diesel" tankers turned around and is not going to the United States

Another Seychelles-owned Beast sub-sanctioned tanker, which loaded at the Russian port of Primorsk on October 27, also set sail for the United States and sends an Atlantic signal indicating that its destination is the Atlantic coast of the United States.

The exchange rate reversal came amid a deteriorating diesel supply situation in the US, with new data showing inventories falling below 100 million barrels for the first time in more than 20 years. The shortage of goods from abroad threatens to further aggravate the situation.

One of the reasons analysts cite is the threats of New Jersey Governor Mickey Sherrill, who said that companies that will accept tankers with Russian diesel are threatened with strict secondary sanctions.

"Even if Congress is not yet controlled by Democrats, it seems that reintegrating Russia into the global economy is not so easy. Even when there is an administration in power that is trying to do it, ”says Jacob Meldgaard, CEO of the oil transportation company Torm.

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Earlier it was reported that representatives of the US administration secretly encourage American companies to accept Russian diesel, which is sent to the United States as part of the "diesel agreement", despite warnings about the legal risks for these Registry

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In addition, tankers no longer show the “Atlantic Coast of the United States” as a destination. Talisman, who was sailing off the coast of Algeria in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, signaled “awaiting disposition,” and Leruo changed the signal to “Brazil.”

The third tanker loaded with Russian diesel – the Greek tanker Agioi Fanendes – continues its journey to the United States, but also gives a signal that it is “waiting for an order.”