Russian Refiners Ramp Up Diesel Output to Supply Trump Deal

Russian refiners have raised diesel output for October after Moscow issued export quotas under the Kremlin’s supply agreement with the United States, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday. Daily production fell to about 160,000 metric tons in the first half of the month, from 175,000 tons in September. It began climbing toward 180,000 tons a day once the quotas arrived in mid-October. Russia’s domestic diesel consumption typically drops to about 140,000 tons a day in October, after the grain harvest and the summer driving season…