# Global diesel shortage estimated at 1 million barrels per day, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/106636

- TASS, 2026-10-19 17:03 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2204319

> Euler senior oil, gas and transport analyst Andrey Polishchuk says US refinery maintenance and emergency shutdowns are limiting petroleum-product output amid tight global diesel supplies, with the shortfall estimated at about 1 million barrels per day. He says a Russia-US diesel deal could partly ease the shortage.

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