# US refiner margins to stabilize next year as plant closures cut supply, EIA says

> The EIA expects US refiner margins to stabilize next year as plant closures reduce supply and gasoline and diesel demand rises. Combined gasoline and diesel margins had slumped to about $17 per barrel from $60.

- Date: 2024-11-13 · published 2024-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27577-us-refiner-margins-to-stabilize-next-year-as-plant-closures-cut-supply-eia-says
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Refinery capacity cuts tighten distillate supply over time, a mildly supportive factor for diesel and freight costs that feed buyers pay.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-06-21 | [US refining capacity falls to lowest mark in 8 years amid record prices: EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41121-us-refining-capacity-falls-to-lowest-mark-in-8-years-amid-record-prices-eia.md) | -3.3% | -16.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-09-17 | [Summer diesel margins tighten with European supply shift -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23066-summer-diesel-margins-tighten-with-european-supply-shift-u-s-energy-information.md) | -2.6% | -8.1% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-09 | [US crude stocks rose last week, fuel inventories dipped as demand surged, EIA says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11688-us-crude-stocks-rose-last-week-fuel-inventories-dipped-as-demand-surged-eia-says.md) | -4.9% | +0.3% |
| DIESEL | 2019-01-15 | [Changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will put temporary upward pressure on diesel margins -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61267-changes-in-marine-fuel-sulfur-limits-will-put-temporary-upward-pressure-on.md) | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| DIESEL | 2021-09-28 | [Fuel prices surge to nearly 7-year high \| Overdrive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45249-fuel-prices-surge-to-nearly-7-year-high-overdrive.md) | +6.2% | +11.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-refiner-margins-stabilize-next-year-plant-closures-cut-supply-eia-says-2024-11-13/

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