US distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 159,000 barrels last week Energy Information Administration data showed on Wednesday.

Diesel exports from India were expected to remain elevated at around 700,000 barrels per day, contributing to a global glut, Vienna-based consultancy JBC Energy said.

The European diesel market is finding unexpected support from disruption in the refining sector after the shutdown of Russia's Druzhba pipeline due to contaminated oil.

Traders said that Total's 240,000 barrel per day Leuna refinery in Germany had slashed runs because of the contamination by around 30 percent but exact details could not be immediately confirmed.