# Products: ULSD Slumps as Europe Goes Back Into Lockdown | Energy Intelligence

> Energy Intelligence reports that ULSD prices slumped as Europe re-entered COVID-19 lockdowns. The region is expected to receive an influx of ultra-low-sulfur diesel imports.

- Date: 2020-11-04 · published 2020-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50327-products-ulsd-slumps-as-europe-goes-back-into-lockdown-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

European lockdowns reduce diesel demand and encourage imports, which weighs on global diesel prices and refinery margins. The effect on feed-relevant markets is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-09 | [Products: Diesel Hit by Fresh Covid-19 Travel Curbs \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10503-products-diesel-hit-by-fresh-covid-19-travel-curbs-energy-intelligence.md) | +2.6% | +10.7% |
| DIESEL | 2025-05-30 | [Diesel Hit Hard by Trump Trade War \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24874-diesel-hit-hard-by-trump-trade-war-energy-intelligence.md) | +2.3% | +12.5% |
| DIESEL | 2025-04-30 | [Diesel Under Fire From Trump's Trade War \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25303-diesel-under-fire-from-trump-s-trade-war-energy-intelligence.md) | -5.0% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-25 | [Oil slumps 4% as Shanghai lockdowns stoke demand fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42020-oil-slumps-4-as-shanghai-lockdowns-stoke-demand-fears.md) | +17.0% | -3.7% |
| DIESEL | 2023-02-10 | [U.S. diesel prices drop as Europe's ban on Russian imports begins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37497-u-s-diesel-prices-drop-as-europe-s-ban-on-russian-imports-begins.md) | -0.8% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7db-de4c-a17b-e7dbeb920000

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