The Department of Energy boosted its 2011 diesel price forecast by 2 cents, to $3.85 a gallon, and raised its gasoline price projection 3 cents, to $3.56, but lowered its projections for 2012.
September 8, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 4.8¢ to $3.868 a Gallon; Gasoline Also Climbs for a Second Week
The average price paid for a gallon of U.S. retail diesel rose 4.8 cents a gallon to $3.868 last week, the second straight increase, the Department of Energy reported.
September 12, 2011Business, Fuel
DOE Boosts Diesel Price Forecast 2¢ to $3.85
Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 4.8¢ to $3.868; Gasoline Gains 4.7¢ in Second Straight Increase
Diesel’s national average price rose for a second week, up 4.8 cents to $3.868 a gallon, while gasoline gained 4.7 cents to $3.674, the Department of Energy said.
September 7, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Gains 1¢ to $3.82; First Increase in Five Weeks
U.S retail diesel prices rose last week for the first time in five weeks, as the Department of Energy reported that the national average cost rose 1 cent to $3.82 a gallon.
September 5, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Gains a Penny to $3.82 a Gallon
Diesel’s national average pump price rose for the first time in five weeks, edging up 1 cent to $3.820 a gallon, while gasoline increased 4.6 cents to $3.627, the Department of Energy said.
August 30, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Declines 2.5¢ to $3.81 For Fourth Consecutive Drop
The national average price of retail diesel declined for the fourth consecutive week, dipping 2.5 cents a gallon to $3.81, the Department of Energy reported.
August 29, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Dips 2.5¢ to $3.810 in Fourth Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average pump price declined for a fourth consecutive week, dipping 2.5 cents to $3.810 a gallon, while gasoline decreased 2.3 cents to $3.581, the Department of Energy said.
August 22, 2011Government
California, 7 Port Terminal Operators Settle Lawsuit Over Diesel Emissions
California’s attorney general announced a settlement last week with seven Southern California port terminal operators to resolve the state’s claims that residents near the ports were exposed to dangerous levels of diesel exhaust from the terminals.
August 22, 2011Business
ATA Says Biodiesel Prices May Increase, Asks EPA to Rethink 2012-13 Mandates
American Trucking Associations said the federal government’s proposed 2012-2013 renewable fuel standards could become “a new billion-dollar hidden tax on the trucking industry” because Congress is unlikely to continue underwriting biodiesel’s production costs.
August 22, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Dips 6.2¢ to $3.835
The national average price of diesel fuel declined for a third straight week, dipping 6.2 cents to an almost six-month low of $3.835 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
August 22, 2011