# Refiners get taste of post-IMO world with gasoline/diesel imbalance

> Refiners are adjusting to the post-IMO market, where a gasoline and diesel imbalance is emerging. Surging U.S. light crude production and a shift toward lighter, sweet crude grades yield less diesel and more gasoline.

- Date: 2018-11-19 · published 2018-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10261-refiners-get-taste-of-post-imo-world-with-gasoline-diesel-imbalance
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower diesel yields tighten diesel supply relative to gasoline, which supports diesel prices and weighs on the gasoline crack spread. Diesel is a major input cost for feed transport and grain logistics.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-refining-imo-analysis/refiners-get-taste-of-post-imo-world-with-gasoline-diesel-imbalance-idUSKCN1NO1R4/?feedName=topNews&feedType=RSS

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