Fuel Data Portal Weekly: August 03, 2026
WTI Crude $80.76 · Brent Crude $90.12 · RBOB Gasoline $3.04 · ULSD (Diesel) $4.06 · Henry Hub Gas $2.75 · U.S. Diesel $5.31 · 3:2:1 Crack $61.24/bbl
Crude drops over 5% as US and Iran pause attacks, but pump prices climb to a $4.09 national average
WTI fell to $84.47 on Monday, down 5.39%, and Brent dropped to $91.80, off 5.15%, after Washington paused its strikes on Iran over the weekend and Tehran signaled it would hold off on retaliation.
C-Store & Retail
Retail gas prices up another 11 cents in a week
Street prices climbed another 11 cents a gallon over the past week. For anyone selling fuel out of a canopy, a jump that fast squeezes forecourt margin, because your replacement cost climbs faster than the price on the sign can follow.
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Biofuels & Renewables
USDA issues 45Z carbon intensity rule opening carbon capture path for ethanol as weekly output rebounds
USDA unveiled its 45Z carbon intensity rule this week, and it opens a path for carbon capture to lower an ethanol plant's score and pull down more of the credit.
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