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Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver

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Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver

Moscow says three cargoes are on their way, but Russia’s damaged refineries may struggle to deliver the volumes it promised

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+64.8% 18d

    Tracks tanker freight-rate futures. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • FRO Frontline+4.7% 30d

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • INSW International Seaways+0.8% 6d

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund+14.2% 30d

    Tracks Brent when sanctioned barrels leave the market. Linked by “sanction + tanker” in this story

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
FRO-4.16%-3.04%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW-5.43%+0.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT-6.23%-1.71%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK-4.67%-3.50%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BNONo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver Lloyd's List

Source: Lloyd's List

Price since this story was published: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days earlier-1.71%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)five days earlier-6.23%final price
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier-3.04%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier-4.16%final price
International Seaways (INSW)three days earlier+0.49%final price
International Seaways (INSW)five days earlier-5.43%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days earlier-3.50%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)five days earlier-4.67%final price

Who gains and who loses around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

Companies that tend to gain

  • FRO Frontline

    For “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver,” Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • INSW International Seaways

    In “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver,” International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    In “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver.” Reason on file: Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

No up or down call on file

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver.” Reason on file: Tracks tanker freight-rate futures. Linked by “tanker” in this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    For “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Tracks Brent when sanctioned barrels leave the market. Linked by “sanction + tanker” in this story

How energy news reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

The 26 Oct 2026 story “Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver” names Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) because of Energy.

For Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), the reason on file says Tracks tanker freight-rate futures. Linked by “tanker” in this story

A second company, Frontline (FRO), is listed for a different reason: Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” in this story

Dates in the story, and the Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) price range

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 900.02. FRO traded between 47.61 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 52.92. INSW traded between 101.58 and 117.34 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 110.77.

The energy score for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100

“Russian diesel tankers head for US after Washington issues sanctions waiver” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.