Russian diesel will be supplied to the US mainly on Aframax class tankers with a capacity of about 100 thousand tons. The specific type of vessel depends on commercial conditions, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in an interview with "Vesti".

He stressed that after the lifting of sanctions, freight, transportation, and insurance for such deals are not subject to restrictions. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the US Treasury Department's license for the possibility of supplies to the American market has been issued for six months, which means that both freight, transportation, and insurance are not subject to sanctions, and deals can be carried out.

Earlier, Novak said that Russian diesel fuel would enter the US market within 15–20 days after the contracts are signed.

What is Aframax and does Russia have them

Aframax is a class of oil tankers with a deadweight of approximately 80 to 120 thousand tons. Such vessels are designed for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in an unrestricted navigation area. Typical dimensions: length about 250 meters, width 44 meters, deadweight about 114 thousand tons, ice class ICE-1A.

Russia has such vessels, and they are being built at a domestic shipyard. At the Zvezda shipbuilding complex in Primorsky Krai, a series of 12 Aframax tankers is being implemented – 10 ordered by Rosnefteflot and two for Sovcomflot. The lead vessel of the series, "Vladimir Monomakh," as well as "Vladimir Vinogradov" and "Okeansky Prospekt," are already performing regular voyages for crude oil transportation. These are the first tankers of this class built in Russia.