We checked all six claims against EIA, DOE, EPA and IEA records. Three are moving real barrels today, but only one at scale. The rest are small, slow, disputed or not about gasoline at all. By Energy News Beat If you filled up this weekend, you paid about $4.29 a gallon for regular and $6.35 […]
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Moscow says three cargoes are on the water under the Trump-Putin diesel deal. Diesel is $6.34 a gallon, up $2.70 in a year, and Russia’s drone-battered refineries are the real bottleneck. Why Russia has so little to sell Russia has about 6.5 million barrels a day of installed refining capacity across 32 major refineries, but […]
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Eight months into the U.S.-Iran conflict that began in late February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz remains a restricted and dangerous chokepoint. Iranian attacks on commercial shipping have reached their highest levels of the war in October, with dozens of incidents reported and tankers still moving under U.S. naval coordination—often with AIS transponders off. While […]
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Iran claims seven tankers were hit near Hormuz, and President Trump calls the hits fake. Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea bypass is rated at 7 million barrels a day. Diesel is $6.32. Here is what is confirmed, what is only claimed, and what it costs you. By Energy News Beat | Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 | […]
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I was on a roll today. “Virginia Gov Drives the Net Zero Budget Like a Shoppin Cart” In this week’s Energy News Beat podcast, host Stu Turley tackles the critical energy challenges facing America, from skyrocketing diesel prices and refinery closures to the political policies driving energy costs higher. With diesel at $6.32 per gallon […]
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The San Antonio refiner’s third-quarter profit rose about sixfold from a year ago, beating Wall Street’s forecast. Here is what a $72-a-barrel diesel margin means, what it doesn’t, and why it swings. Diesel costs $6.31 a gallon this morning, the AAA national average at 6:24 a.m. CT, up from $3.63 a year ago. That is […]
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the U.S. is talking about “reopening every refinery we can.” With diesel at $6.32 and U.S. plants already running hard, ENB checked which shut refineries could realistically return, and how fast. If you drive a diesel pickup, run a farm or haul freight, here is the number that matters this […]
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Washington has the authority and a $1 billion DPA fund for refinery projects, and it is talking with shut refineries about restarts. Valero’s idled Benicia plant is part of the talks, but the owner is weighing redevelopment and the state is paying for imports. If you drive in California, you pay for the state’s refinery […]
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Unconfirmed Houthi strike claims on Saudi oil sites and a reported mine hit in Hormuz pushed Brent past $111. With diesel at $6.32, truckers, farmers and grocery shoppers carry the load, and U.S. barrels and refineries are the cushion. By Energy News Beat | Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 | Pump prices as of 7:19 a.m. […]
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On October 19, 2026, President Donald J. Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would make $8 billion available through a new Harvest Fuel Relief (HFR) Program. The program provides one-time payments to American farmers to help offset elevated diesel costs and other increased […]
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