MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. A number of countries, not just the US, are interested in purchasing Russian diesel fuel, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week.

"Russian diesel is demanded all over the world. Other consumers are also interested, of course," he said when asked whether other countries had shown interest.

Russian oil companies are ready to start supplying diesel fuel to global markets at any moment, with commercial terms being negotiated now, the official said.

Novak told TASS earlier that Russia would begin to lift restrictions on diesel exports ahead of schedule immediately, being one of the key suppliers of this fuel to the global market. Moscow is ready to supply additionally 300,000 tons of diesel to the US market and to all partners in October, increasing the volume to 500,000 tons in November, and 1 million tons in December, while monthly supplies could subsequently reach 3 million tons, he added.

The Russian Energy Week (REW) International Forum is taking place in Moscow from October 14 to 16. It is being held with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and the Government of Moscow. The Roscongress Foundation organizes the forum. TASS is the information partner of Russian Energy Week.