diesel News Updates

Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Diesel Slips for Second Week; Gasoline Average Tops $4 a Gallon

The U.S. diesel average inched downward for the second consecutive week, dipping 1.5 cents to $4.692 a gallon, while gasoline topped the $4 mark for the first time ever, the Department of Energy reported.

June 16, 2008
Fuel, Business

DOE Sees Diesel Near $4.71 for Next Few Months

Diesel fuel will average $4.32 a gallon this year and next year, but will remain near $4.71 a gallon for the next few months, the Department of Energy said.

June 10, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 1.5瞽 to $4.692; Gas Tops $4 for First Time

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dipping 1.5 cents to $4.692 a gallon, while gasoline rose above $4 for the first time, the Department of Energy said Monday.

June 10, 2008
Business, Government, Fuel

Congress Tackles Splash-and-Dash Loophole Giving Tax Credit for Exported Biodiesel

Two bills circulating in Congress would eliminate a loophole that permits foreign producers of biodiesel to get a tax credit if they splash their product with petroleum-based diesel in the United States and then sell it overseas.

June 9, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Diesel Price Dips 1.6瞽 to $4.707 a Gallon

The U.S. average diesel price took a break last week from its dizzying climb, dipping 1.6 cents a gallon to $4.707, the Department of Energy reported.

June 9, 2008
Fuel, Business

Biodiesel Firm Secures $15.5 Million Investment

Three institutional investors have put $15.5 million in financing into Innovation Fuels, an Albany, N.Y., company that makes and distributes biodiesel fuel worldwide, financial firm Credit Suisse said Tuesday.

June 3, 2008
Fuel, Business, Government

Diesel Dips 1.6瞽 to $4.707; Gas Gains 3.9瞽 to Record $3.976

The average price of retail diesel fuel fell for the first time in a month, dipping 1.6 cents from an all-time record high to an average $4.707 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

June 3, 2008
Government

Connecticut to Raise Diesel, Gas Taxes

Connecticut will raise its taxes on diesel and gasoline July 1, the Hartford Courant reported Tuesday.

June 3, 2008
Fuel, Business, Government

U.S. Refineries Restricting Diesel Supplies

U.S. diesel prices roared past gasoline in September, reversing the historic pattern because rising demand for diesel, coupled with the weak dollar, has led refiners to export the fuel even as their use of refinery capacity is at a four-year low, according to market experts.

June 2, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Fuel

Diesel Soars Another 22.6瞽 to Record $4.723

Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

June 2, 2008