Fuel Data Portal Weekly: September 14, 2026
WTI Crude $102.68 · Brent Crude $107.64 · RBOB Gasoline $3.18 · ULSD (Diesel) $4.89 · Henry Hub Gas $2.87 · U.S. Diesel $5.97 · 3:2:1 Crack $54.82/bbl
US diesel hits record $5.90 a gallon as US-Iran fighting and refinery strikes tighten supply
Diesel hit a record $5.90 a gallon this week, according to AAA. That price feeds straight into costs for anyone who hauls freight or prices fuel at a c-store.
Oil & Refining
Diesel hits record as Ukraine strikes Russian refineries; WTI climbs to $92 after U.S. tankers strike
Diesel is at a record, and the Energy Secretary is pointing at Ukraine's drones over Russian refineries as the reason. For anyone hauling freight or selling fuel off a rack, diesel is the price to watch this week, not crude.
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Jobbers & Wholesale
Refiners are running for diesel, and crude over $100 is pushing your rack up
California and Gulf Coast diesel racks are the ones to watch, because the barrel refiners want right now is distillate, and they are running plants to make it.
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- Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks fuel oil supply fears GN: Pipeline fuel supply
- Non-OPEC Oil Supply Set to Grow Again Through 2027, OPEC Says GN: OPEC
Freight & Haulers
US diesel hits record $5.90 a gallon as refiners pull barrels toward diesel
The national average for on-highway diesel is $5.90 a gallon, a record, according to AAA. Every mile a carrier runs this week costs more to fuel than it ever has.
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- Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, says attacks causing shortage GN: Diesel prices
- The Great Diesel Crisis. How Policy Choices Made the West Vulnerable GN: Diesel prices
- How high diesel prices impacts local farmers GN: Diesel prices
C-Store & Retail
High pump prices squeeze fuel retailers, not just drivers
The Financial Times reports that high gasoline prices are worrying voters in a US swing district. That reads as a political story. For jobbers and c-store operators it is a demand and margin story, and the two do not point the same way.
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- Fuel-selling convenience stores hit an eight-year high even as total count slips C-store fuel topic (GN)
- Why More Homes Are Switching From Gas to Heat Pumps OilPrice.com
- Wyld Provisions Gas Station and Convenience Store Planned for Wyld Oaks Development GN: Gas station / c-store
Biofuels & Renewables
Diesel sets $5.90 record as July soybean crush hits 222 million bushels
The US average diesel price hit a record $5.90 a gallon last week, AAA said, and it blamed supply disruption. Haulers and jobbers feel that directly.
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Propane & Heating Oil
Small plane crashes into Lake Stevens backyard near family and propane tank; Sunoil clears Belgium for biodiesel sales
A small plane came down in a Lake Stevens, Washington backyard this week, landing feet from a family and a propane tank, according to KING5. No fire, no explosion at the tank.
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- Vermont train car carrying propane back on rails after rolling over Propane topic (GN)
- Ukrainian forces strike oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai GN: Refinery
- Propane Explosion Sparks Apartment Fire in Barrie Propane topic (GN)
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