Ukraine has increased its diesel imports: main suppliers
14 March 04:11
In February 2026, Ukraine imported 457,000 tons of diesel fuel, maintaining volumes at January levels. At the same time, average daily shipments rose by 11%—to 16,300 tons per day—while purchases of U.S. diesel via Polish terminals increased by 37.1%.
This is reported by [Komersant], citing data from the “Nafto Rynok” analytics firm.
Logistics and Suppliers
Rail remains the primary supply channel, accounting for 65% of total imports. About 80% of rail shipments arrived via Polish terminals. The following changes were also recorded in other modes of transport:
- water transport — an increase of 27.3% (to 93,600 tons);
- road transport — an increase of 49.2% (to 45,900 tons).
Up to 80% of all rail shipments originated from Polish terminals. The remainder consisted of shipments from Romania (7.5%), as well as transit shipments from Lithuania (12%) and Austria (less than 1%).
As for shipments by water transport, the majority of the fuel arrived in Ukraine by sea from ports in Greece (80.2% of waterborne imports), with the remainder arriving by barge from the Romanian port of Constanta (19.8%). At the same time, Lithuania remained the main supplier of road shipments in February, accounting for 71.2% of fuel tanker deliveries.
Imports of American fuel
Deliveries of U.S.-produced diesel fuel increased by 37.1% compared to January. The fuel was delivered via terminals in Poland. The main recipients of American fuel were UPG (nearly half of the volume), WOG, OKKO, BRSM-Nafta, Petra West, Martin, and others.
Ranking of importers
The top ten companies accounted for 78.3% of total imports. The market leaders were distributed as follows: OKKO Group holds first place (16% of the market); Ukrnafta is in second place; UPG rounds out the top three; WOG demonstrated the highest growth (40%) and rose to fourth place.
The top 10 also included Energo Trade JSC, Cantarell, ZPEK, D.Trading, Martin, and BRSM-Nafta. The total value of diesel fuel chartered in February prior to customs clearance amounted to approximately $362 million.
