Fuel Data Portal Weekly: August 31, 2026
WTI Crude $84.73 · Brent Crude $89.57 · RBOB Gasoline $3.07 · ULSD (Diesel) $4.30 · Henry Hub Gas $2.85 · U.S. Diesel $5.65 · 3:2:1 Crack $61.32/bbl
Diesel within 25 cents of a record while the market shrugs off crude
US diesel jumped 17 cents this week and now sits within a quarter of its all-time high, and the thing to understand is that crude had almost nothing to do with it. WTI closed Monday at $85.18, down 2.16%, with Brent at $92.32, down 2.19%.
Oil & Refining
WTI and Brent fell about 2% Monday even as diesel supply tightens
WTI dropped 2.16% to $85.18 a barrel Monday and Brent fell 2.19% to $92.32, giving back part of last week's run after both benchmarks gained more than 5% on Iran tension.
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Jobbers & Wholesale
Norway keeps drilling Arctic gas as Iran reports 5.7 tcf find; neither moves US rack prices this week
Three of this week's biggest fuel-supply headlines came from overseas, and none of them changed what a US jobber paid at the rack. Norway told Reuters it will keep drilling in the Barents Sea. Iran reported a new gas discovery.
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Freight & Haulers
Diesel jumps 16.6 cents to $5.58, within 25 cents of record as refining tightens
The national average diesel price rose 16.6 cents in a week to $5.58 a gallon, putting it within about 25 cents of the all-time record.
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C-Store & Retail
Diesel crisis could outlast the Middle East war as refining capacity stays down
Diesel is the problem that could still be here after the shooting stops. OilPrice reports the fuel squeeze may last months even if the U.S.
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Biofuels & Renewables
EPA moves to postpone the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard compliance deadline
The EPA plans to push back the deadline for meeting 2025 obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to energynews.pro.
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Propane & Heating Oil
Pennsylvania cylinder recycling pilot targets a hazard that keeps setting waste facilities on fire
A Pennsylvania pilot program is going after one of the least glamorous problems in the propane business: what happens to the small cylinders after they are empty. The timing is not an accident.
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