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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 89.15 | -0.01 | -0.01% | ||
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Bonny Light • 22 hours | 90.37 | -1.56 | -1.70% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 90.18 | +0.61 | +0.68% | ||
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Mars US • 166 days | 77.67 | -1.57 | -1.98% | ||
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Gasoline • 23 mins | 2.735 | +0.006 | +0.22% |
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Bonny Light • 22 hours | 90.37 | -1.56 | -1.70% | ||
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Girassol • 22 hours | 90.93 | -1.38 | -1.49% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 90.18 | +0.61 | +0.68% |
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Peace Sour • 13 hours | 78.03 | -0.58 | -0.74% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 13 hours | 81.08 | -0.58 | -0.71% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 13 hours | 88.03 | -0.58 | -0.65% | ||
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Central Alberta • 13 hours | 78.43 | -0.58 | -0.73% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 81.84 | -0.05 | -0.06% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 81.75 | +0.00 | +0.00% | ||
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Kansas Common • 2 days | 75.50 | -0.25 | -0.33% | ||
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Buena Vista • 6 days | 89.36 | +0.64 | +0.72% |
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Fears For Refined Products Glut Grow As Diesel Prices Tank
For the first time since February 2005, the average U.S. retail price for diesel fuel fell below $2 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) weekly survey.
Average on-highway diesel fuel retail prices were $1.98 per gallon on 15 February. The last time it came close to breaking this barrier was early 2009.
The average price of diesel has dropped for 14 consecutive weeks.
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“Falling diesel prices reflect both decreasing crude oil prices and increasing inventories of crude oil and refined products,” the EIA noted.
While at a record low, diesel prices are still higher than gasoline prices due to the federal fuel taxes imposed on diesel and the higher production costs associated with diesel, according to the EIA.
Diesel prices have seen a cumulative 50.2-cent drop over the 14-week stretch of declines, with several of these weeks reaching low price levels not seen in several years. The current price per gallon is down 88.5 cents on an annual basis.
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In late December, US gasoline prices fell below $2 per gallon for the first time since 2009, and the EIA expects this to hold throughout the year in a scenario that is great for consumers.
Analysts are concerned that the record drop in diesel signals that not only are we looking at a global crude oil supply glut of major geopolitical proportions, but also a resultant refined products glut.
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Synapsid on February 17 2016 said:On the global side, Chinese refineries have been producing gasoline for all those cars, and the refineries produce diesel too. Markets in eastern Asia have been swamped by the stuff and are not buying off the global market. That may be playing a role.
Synapsid on February 17 2016 said:
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