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European Diesel Imports Set for Lowest Since March

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Europe’s diesel and gasoil arrivals in the EU and UK were just 909kbpd in the first 20 days in August and on course for a five month low according to Kpler.

  • Imports are down 19% from July’s total daily average and is the smallest amount since the lowest since October 2017 seen in March.
  • The US supplies to Europe have dropped as US flows to Brazil recover amid a drop off in Russia supplies and with low US stocks. US diesel supply to Europe is about 225kbpd.
  • Shipments from India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar to Europe are down this month but flows from the United Arab Emirates have more than doubled.
  • Global supplies are impacted by a shortage of distillate-rich crude supplies following OPEC+ voluntary output cuts, falling diesel-yields and unplanned refinery outages. Europe is particularly sensitive to the tight supplies after introducing the ban on Russian flows earlier this year.
  • Europe’s weak imports “could be attributed to combination of tightening balances across the exporting countries, coupled with tepid demand across Europe,” said Yash Rastogi at Kpler.
  • East-West flows have slowed in recent months amid issues at new refineries in the Middle East but tight global supplies could be eased when China announces a new batch of oil product export quotas.


Source: Bloomberg

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