# Overview: Pressure on Diesel Delivers Boost to Crude Oil | Energy Intelligence

> Energy Intelligence reports that diesel strength is pushing crude oil higher, with Brent near $85 on expectations of a tight winter. Futures anticipate higher diesel demand from gas-to-diesel fuel switching, a colder winter, and recovering jet fuel demand, and options markets are betting on $100 crude.

- Date: 2021-10-18 · published 2021-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44751-overview-pressure-on-diesel-delivers-boost-to-crude-oil-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

A tight distillate and crude outlook raises energy costs that feed out into fuel, transport, and fertilizer production. Stronger crude and diesel generally support higher input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2024-04-23 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI above $83 on hopes for interest rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30928-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-above-83-on-hopes-for-interest-rate-cuts.md) | +1.5% | -5.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-30 | [Global energy costs rise as Iran war affects Brent crude oil price \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19893-global-energy-costs-rise-as-iran-war-affects-brent-crude-oil-price-ap-news.md) | -15.3% | -21.9% |
| BRENT | 2017-09-27 | [Surging Diesel Demand Is Underpinning Crude Oil’s Bull Market - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69113-surging-diesel-demand-is-underpinning-crude-oil-s-bull-market-bloomberg.md) | -5.1% | -1.7% |
| BRENT | 2022-05-17 | [Stronger U.S. dollar contributes to higher crude oil prices in international markets -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41586-stronger-u-s-dollar-contributes-to-higher-crude-oil-prices-in-international.md) | -0.2% | +9.4% |
| BRENT | 2022-11-11 | [Oil jumps as China eases COVID curbs in potential boost to demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38851-oil-jumps-as-china-eases-covid-curbs-in-potential-boost-to-demand.md) | -3.8% | -19.0% |
| WTI | 2024-04-23 | [Crude oil prices today: WTI above $83 on hopes for interest rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30928-crude-oil-prices-today-wti-above-83-on-hopes-for-interest-rate-cuts.md) | +0.3% | -3.2% |
| WTI | 2017-09-27 | [Surging Diesel Demand Is Underpinning Crude Oil’s Bull Market - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69113-surging-diesel-demand-is-underpinning-crude-oil-s-bull-market-bloomberg.md) | -2.4% | +1.3% |
| WTI | 2023-08-25 | [Oil futures up 1% to one-week high on soaring US diesel prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34772-oil-futures-up-1-to-one-week-high-on-soaring-us-diesel-prices.md) | +5.3% | +13.4% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017c-9122-d724-a97e-9be71bc40000

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