Diesel supplies could be tight for a year or more in the Northeast because of refinery shutdowns and transportation constraints, according to a Department of Energy report released this week.
March 1, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Average Rises Above $4; Price Is Highest Since Mid-May
U.S. diesel prices surged last week, crossing the important psychological $4-a-gallon threshold and reaching their highest level since May 16, according to the Department of Energy.
March 5, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Jumps 9.1¢, Vaults Past $4 a Gallon
Diesel jumped 9.1 cents to $4.051 a gallon, the first time it has topped $4 since November and the highest price since May, the Department of Energy said.
February 28, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Average Up 1.7¢ to $3.96
The price of retail diesel rose last week for the fourth consecutive time, edging up 1.7 cents a gallon to $3.96, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
February 27, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 1.7¢ to $3.96 in Fourth Straight Gain
Diesel fuel rose for a fourth week, gaining 1.7 cents to $3.96 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the eighth time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said.
February 22, 2012GovernmentBusinessFuel
Maryland Gov. Wants to Apply 6% Sales Tax to All Fuel Purchases
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has sent the legislature his proposal for imposing the state’s 6% sales tax on all motor fuel purchases — a plan that based on today’s prices could add nearly $40 in taxes every time a trucker fills up.
February 21, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Climbs 8.7¢ to $3.943; Fuel Price Highest Since November
Retail diesel prices hit their highest levels in three months last week, jumping 8.7 cents to $3.943 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
February 20, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Jumps 8.7¢ to $3.943 a Gallon; Gas Gains for Seventh Time in Eight Weeks
Diesel jumped 8.7 cents to $3.943 a gallon, its fifth increase in six weeks, while gasoline rose for the seventh time in eight weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
February 14, 2012BusinessFuel
DOE Boosts Diesel Forecast 6¢ to $3.91
Diesel fuel will average $3.91 per gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, boosting its most recent estimate by 6 cents.
February 7, 2012Government
Maryland May Apply 6% Sales Tax to All Diesel, Gasoline Purchases
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is poised, perhaps as early as this week, to send lawmakers a plan to apply the state’s 6% sales tax to diesel and gasoline purchases.
February 7, 2012