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October 4, 2024

Distillate fuel oil demand will increase in the fall because of the agricultural harvest


August 20, 2024

Average state tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel fuel flat since January 2024


August 15, 2024

Diesel consumption falls in China due to reduced economic activity and fuel substitution


August 6, 2024

U.S. imports of renewable diesel increased in the early months of 2024


May 13, 2024

Russia’s seaborne diesel trading partners shifted after Feb 2023 sanctions


April 4, 2024

EIA now publishes interregional renewable diesel rail shipment data


March 6, 2024

Reduced refinery activity puts upward pressure on gasoline and diesel prices


February 27, 2024

Biomass-based diesel and ethanol compliance credit prices decline 45% from start of year


January 17, 2024

EIA expects average U.S. gasoline and diesel prices to decrease in 2024 and 2025


October 24, 2023

Market prices for Renewable Fuel Standard credits are falling


September 5, 2023

In 2023, U.S. renewable diesel production capacity surpassed biodiesel production capacity


June 20, 2023

U.S. diesel prices have fallen below prices from before Russia's invasion of Ukraine


March 7, 2023

EU’s ban on diesel fuel from Russia shifts trade patterns


February 23, 2023

State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023


February 2, 2023

Domestic renewable diesel capacity could more than double through 2025


January 12, 2023

EIA expects U.S. gasoline and diesel retail prices to decline in 2023 and 2024


January 5, 2023

U.S. retail gasoline prices rose in summer but ended 2022 lower than start of 2022


December 28, 2022

Electric vehicles and hybrids surpass 10% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales


December 14, 2022

Tanker rates for refined petroleum products reach multiyear highs during 2022


November 23, 2022

Real U.S. gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are mostly unchanged from last year


November 10, 2022

Strong demand for diesel leads to high prices and tight inventories going into winter


October 28, 2022

Product Highlight: EIA’s Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update


July 13, 2022

Renewable identification number prices for ethanol and biomass-based diesel remain high


May 23, 2022

U.S. retail diesel prices increase to over $6 per gallon in the Northeast


April 28, 2022

China processed record amounts of crude oil in 2021 but exported less gasoline and diesel


April 19, 2022

EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014


March 24, 2022

EIA projects U.S. renewable diesel supply to surpass biodiesel in AEO2022


March 23, 2022

U.S. gasoline and diesel prices declined slightly the week after their March 14 peak


February 9, 2022

Electric vehicles and hybrids surpass 10% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales


January 13, 2022

EIA expects gasoline and diesel prices to fall in 2022 and 2023 as demand growth slows


October 26, 2021

EIA projects global conventional vehicle fleet will peak in 2038


July 29, 2021

U.S. renewable diesel capacity could increase due to announced and developing projects


June 2, 2021

Agricultural feedstock costs drive RIN prices to all-time highs


May 4, 2021

U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel increased 12% in 2020


February 24, 2021

Ethanol and biomass-based diesel RIN prices approaching all-time highs


January 25, 2021

EIA expects gasoline and diesel prices to increase as U.S. economy recovers


December 29, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


August 31, 2020

More energy is used per person for transportation in states with low population density


August 18, 2020

Early 2020 data show U.S. biodiesel production levels largely unchanged since 2019


August 6, 2020

Gasoline and diesel refining margins that diverged in March have moved closer together


June 2, 2020

Renewable diesel drives growth in 2019 biomass-based diesel imports


April 14, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


January 28, 2020

U.S. biomass-based diesel tax credit renewed through 2022 in government spending bill


August 29, 2019

EIA introduces redesigned Energy Explained resource


January 15, 2019

Changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will put temporary upward pressure on diesel margins


July 27, 2018

U.S. distillate fuel inventories are low for this time of year


June 18, 2018

Adoption of autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption


May 22, 2018

Electrified vehicles continue to see slow growth and less use than conventional vehicles


May 3, 2018

Biodiesels produced from certain feedstocks have distinct properties from petroleum diesel


April 30, 2018

New import duties drive biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017


January 2, 2018

Energy commodity prices increased in the second half of 2017


October 3, 2017

State taxes on gasoline in 2017 up 4.5% from 2016


May 10, 2017

Flows of gasoline and diesel into the Midwest fall as demand flattens and production grows


March 21, 2017

U.S. biomass-based diesel imports increase 65%, set new record in 2016


January 3, 2017

Energy commodity prices rose more than other commodity sectors in 2016


June 27, 2016

Proposed standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles would reduce diesel consumption


May 31, 2016

China’s diesel exports grow, driven by changes in its economy and refining industry


April 19, 2016

State taxes on gasoline and diesel average 27 cents per gallon


April 11, 2016

U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports increase 61% in 2015


February 17, 2016

Diesel fuel retail price falls below $2.00 per gallon for first time since 2005


February 4, 2016

High inventories help push crude oil prices to lowest levels in 13 years


January 20, 2016

Hydrogen for refineries is increasingly provided by industrial suppliers


January 4, 2016

Prices for oil and natural gas commodities fell during 2015


November 5, 2015

High distillate fuel oil inventories in Central Atlantic weighing on distillate spot price


July 23, 2015

Average diesel retail price below gasoline price for first time in six years


February 24, 2015

Large reduction in distillate fuel sulfur content has only minor effect on energy content


July 25, 2014

Biofuels are included in latest U.S. Navy fuel procurement


July 11, 2014

Fuel economy improvements show diminishing returns in fuel savings


June 26, 2014

Fuel economy standards drive down projected gasoline use; diesel use, product exports rise


May 2, 2014

U.S. biomass-based diesel imports increase to record levels in 2013


April 14, 2014

Liquefied natural gas shows potential as a freight locomotive fuel


January 3, 2014

Few transportation fuels surpass the energy densities of gasoline and diesel


July 31, 2013

U.S. biodiesel production reached a record level in May 2013


May 15, 2013

Mexico Week: Crude oil moving north, products moving south characterizes U.S.-Mexico trade


May 10, 2013

Heating oil futures contract now uses ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel


February 14, 2013

Few transportation fuels surpass the energy densities of gasoline and diesel


February 7, 2013

EIA begins posting daily energy prices on Today in Energy webpage


January 18, 2013

Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet fuel


January 10, 2013

2012 Brief: Average 2012 crude oil prices remain near 2011 levels


August 21, 2012

Crude oil prices peaked early in 2012


July 18, 2012

April 2012 sets U.S. monthly record for distillate net exports


May 7, 2012

EIA publishes monthly biodiesel production data for 2010 and 2011


April 18, 2012

Sulfur content of heating oil to be reduced in northeastern states


April 6, 2012

Regional differences for cost of crude oil to refiners widened in 2011


March 7, 2012

U.S. petroleum product exports exceeded imports in 2011 for first time in over six decades


January 17, 2012

Distillate yields at U.S. refineries are rising


January 13, 2012

2011 Brief: U.S. average gasoline and diesel prices over $3 per gallon throughout 2011


January 6, 2012

U.S. refineries and blenders produced record amounts of distillate fuels


October 31, 2011

3:2:1 Crack spreads based on WTI & LLS crude oils have diverged in 2011


October 27, 2011

Recent gasoline and diesel prices track Brent and LLS, not WTI


August 31, 2011

U.S. distillate fuel exports continue to grow


April 13, 2011

The outlook for transportation fuel markets this summer


April 12, 2011

Retail prices: diesel outpaces gasoline