Ashley Kelty

“They are going to have to charter vessels, load them and transport the cargo to the US. That will take about three weeks – so we are pretty much at the end of the month and about a week before the midterms.”

Ashley Kelty · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Kelty noted that chartering vessels and transporting diesel to the US would take about three weeks, arriving just before the midterm elections.

“It is not going to have any impact on prices. The first amount [due to be shipped to the US] is so small.”

Ashley Kelty · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Kelty argued the first shipment of Russian diesel is too small to affect US prices.