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US diesel prices have surged to the highest in almost a year due to tightness in global supplies, according to Bloomberg. The national average price of a gallon of diesel has risen 7% since early June to $3.738, American Automobile Association data show. The rising cost of diesel threatens to boost inflation and cause additional …
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Bloomberg News US diesel demand, a closely watched measure of the country’s economic health, was higher in April than early weekly estimates, the Energy Information Administration said in its monthly report. Distillate fuel oil demand was 3.88 million barrels a day in April, according to the agency’s latest Petroleum Supply Monthly report released Monday. That is 4.7% higher than early estimates published …
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(Reuters) – U.S. ultra-low sulfur diesel futures hit the highest level since February, outpacing gains in oil and gasoline as analysts warned that diesel supply is the most exposed to the conflict in the Middle East. Israel on Friday launched the biggest ever direct attack on Iran and said the huge wave of airstrikes was …
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Summary Container shipping firms are at the vanguard of the green push Order books reflect uncertainty over supplies of cleaner fuels Dual-fuel LNG ships make up the bulk of container ship orders Shippers invest in other green fuels like methanol, ammonia, hydrogen LOS ANGELES, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Container shipping companies like Maersk , CMA …
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Summary US avg. gasoline price set to dip to $2.99/gal by late Oct. Lower fuel prices could help Democrats in election Pump prices down sharply in competitive ‘swing states’ Wild Card: Hurricane Francine churns through oil patch (Reuters) – U.S. motorists should see gasoline prices fall below $3 a gallon for the first time in …
U.S. Gasoline Prices Set to Fall Under $3/gallon as Election Nears Read More »
U.S. manufacturing production has barely increased since before the pandemic, which explains why diesel consumption remains anemic and has not rebounded in line with expectations at the start of the year. Production increased by a faster-than-expected 0.9% in May after seasonal adjustments, but that followed back-to-back declines of 0.4% in April and 0.1% in March, …
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By John Kemp (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturers are gradually emerging from a prolonged but shallow slowdown over the last two years, but progress has been fitful, and their consumption of diesel remains tepid, which is weighing on oil prices. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index slipped to 48.7 (22nd percentile for all months since 1980) …
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Asian margins for the fuel have almost halved since February The drop in profits has come as a surprise: Wood Mackenzie Returns from making diesel have fallen sharply over the last few months as supply of the industrial and transport fuel has outpaced demand, spurring refiners to cut run rates and focus on producing gasoline …
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(Reuters) – Biodiesel and other renewable diesel fuel oils are displacing a small but growing volume of petroleum-derived distillate fuel oil in the United States, especially in California and other parts of the West Coast. The result of this policy-driven change is that manufacturing and freight activity is correlated with total petroleum and renewable fuel …
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(Reuters) – Profit margins for diesel are slumping as new refineries boost supplies and as mild weather in the northern hemisphere and slow economic activity eat into demand, putting oil prices under further downward pressure. The lower refining margins for diesel, one of the world’s key industrial and transport fuels, have already prompted some refiners …
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