Middle East diesel exports to Europe hit record high in 2025 in Freight News 12/01/2026 Middle East diesel exports to Europe in 2025 exceeded 500,000 b/d for the first time, with Saudi Arabia leading the way, according to the latest ship-tracking data. Diesel shipments averaged 519,000 b/d last year compared with 497,000 b/d in 2024, according to data from S&P Global Commodities at Sea(opens in a new tab). Saudi Arabia’s diesel exports averaged 311,000 b/d, nearly three times the volume of the second-largest exporter, Kuwait, which shipped 110,000 b/d, CAS data showed. France was the top destination. In December, diesel exports from the Middle East rose to 459,000 b/d from 352,000 b/d in November, the data showed. Jet fuel exports from the Middle East to Europe in 2025 fell to a three-year low of 284,000 b/d, with the UK remaining the top destination. Kuwait was the leading exporter of jet fuel to Europe in 2025, shipping 149,000 b/d, CAS data showed. Exports of petrochemicals feedstock naphtha in 2025 fell to a record low of 3,500 b/d, with Belgium the top destination, compared with 4,200 b/d in 2024 and 19,400 b/d in 2023, the CAS data shows. The UAE was the region’s top exporter of naphtha to Europe in 2025, followed by Kuwait and Oman, the data showed. Source: Platts 2026-01-12 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share