An International Energy Agency report published October 14 says constrained middle distillate supplies will persist well into 2027, as diesel inventories have been heavily depleted by the wars in Iran and Ukraine. Global diesel exports in September were 700,000 barrels a day below the same month a year earlier, and wholesale diesel in the U.S. and Europe is at $220 a barrel. Goldman Sachs estimates the first two shipments under the Russian diesel deal announced by President Donald Trump on October 9 would lower prices by only $1 to $2 a barrel, while the IEA plans to release 20 million barrels. Record diesel prices are already raising the cost of goods, with U.S. truck freight expenses up 19% in September from a year earlier. Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries have also cut gasoil output, and Brent finished at $109.86 after Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
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