China tells top refiners to suspend diesel and gasoline exports
Mar 5th 2026
On March 5, Beijing asked major refiners to suspend diesel and gasoline exports immediately after Persian Gulf conflict disrupted crude deliveries, officials told people familiar with the talks.
- Beijing's National Development and Reform Commission met refinery executives and verbally requested an immediate temporary halt to diesel and gasoline shipments.
- Officials said the move followed disruptions to crude oil arrivals from the Persian Gulf amid an escalating regional conflict.
- The instruction applies to the country's largest refiners and was requested to begin immediately, according to people familiar with the talks.
- Officials spoke off the record and the discussions were not made public.