# Oil surplus fails to guarantee diesel price drop

> The IEA projects a global oil supply surplus in the fourth quarter of 2026. Global refinery throughput fell by 1.3 million barrels per day in October to 81.3 million barrels, and the IEA forecasts a recovery to 84.7 million barrels per day in December. Diesel supplies remain exposed to Middle East losses and disrupted Russian flows, while U.S. refineries are increasing runs to capture higher margins.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T09:12:03.385Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101034-oil-surplus-fails-to-guarantee-diesel-price-drop
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Refining constraints can keep diesel prices elevated even when crude is in surplus, which keeps trucking and transport costs high for feed buyers. Crude prices may fall faster than diesel, narrowing the margin benefit.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-01-30 | [Marathon CEO predicts ‘stair-step’ of diesel margins in response to IMO 2020 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55258-marathon-ceo-predicts-stair-step-of-diesel-margins-in-response-to-imo-2020.md) | -2.6% | -12.2% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-17 | [Secondary Market Demand Crucial to Diesel Recovery \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51275-secondary-market-demand-crucial-to-diesel-recovery-energy-intelligence.md) | -0.9% | +7.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-28 | [Fuel prices: What’s in store for 2025? \| IRU \| World Road Transport Organisation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26679-fuel-prices-what-s-in-store-for-2025-iru-world-road-transport-organisation.md) | -0.5% | -3.4% |
| DIESEL | 2025-03-20 | [Diesel disconnect highlights market angst, not market reality: Bousso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25789-diesel-disconnect-highlights-market-angst-not-market-reality-bousso.md) | +2.6% | -5.2% |
| DIESEL | 2019-03-20 | [Uncertainty Still Plagues IMO Outlook \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60277-uncertainty-still-plagues-imo-outlook-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.2% | +4.9% |
| BRENT | 2022-07-01 | [Oil prices fall due to recession worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40409-oil-prices-fall-due-to-recession-worries.md) | -7.1% | -7.6% |
| BRENT | 2023-07-04 | [Why are OPEC+ supply cuts failing to boost oil prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34941-why-are-opec-supply-cuts-failing-to-boost-oil-prices.md) | +4.3% | +14.5% |
| BRENT | 2025-01-26 | [Oil Drops As Trump Urges OPEC To Cut Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26667-oil-drops-as-trump-urges-opec-to-cut-prices.md) | -2.1% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- dailybeirut.com: https://dailybeirut.com/en/business/oil-surplus-fails-to-guarantee-diesel-price-drop/

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