Explained: Tankers carrying Russian diesel change course, raising doubts about shipments to US

Trump announced an agreement with Putin on Oct. 9 to make more than 300,000 metric tons of Russian diesel available to U.S. and global markets

OFAC

Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Treasury Department office that administers U.S. sanctions

sanctions exemption

A temporary authorization allowing transactions that would otherwise be barred by sanctions

Kpler

A marine data company that tracks shipping movements

for orders

A shipping term indicating a vessel's final destination has not yet been determined