MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. Russian oil companies are ready to start supplying diesel fuel to global markets at any moment, with commercial terms being negotiated now, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.

"Our companies are ready to [start] shipments immediately, at any moment," he said on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week.

Asked whether supplies have started, Novak said: "Negotiations on commercial companies are currently underway."

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.

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.