# US Gulf Coast diesel hits over one-year high as market prepares for Tropical Storm Zeta-internal-News-APIs-Intermediates-NaturalExtracts-Fine Chemicals-Pharmaceutical Excipients-Pharmaceutical Equipment-Medicinal package-cphibiz

> US Gulf Coast diesel surged to its highest level since October 2019 on Oct. 27 as the region prepared for Tropical Storm Zeta, which was expected to make landfall in Louisiana. About half of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas volumes were reportedly offline ahead of the storm, and large ULSD cargoes were booked for early-November loading to Brazil.

- Date: 2020-10-29 · published 2020-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50823-us-gulf-coast-diesel-hits-over-one-year-high-as-market-prepares-for-tropical
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Storm-related production shut-ins and strong export demand tighten prompt diesel supply, which lifts farm and freight diesel costs and feeds into the cost of hauling feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-27 | [Marine Gasoil on East Coast Surges as Frigid Weather Pressures Diesel Market Higher - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21250-marine-gasoil-on-east-coast-surges-as-frigid-weather-pressures-diesel-market.md) | -4.8% | +12.0% |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-23 | [US energy sector braces for winter storm as crude and natural gas output fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4761-us-energy-sector-braces-for-winter-storm-as-crude-and-natural-gas-output-fall.md) | +8.1% | +12.1% |
| DIESEL | 2021-02-15 | [Higher diesel prices likely as freeze shuts down Gulf Coast refineries - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48826-higher-diesel-prices-likely-as-freeze-shuts-down-gulf-coast-refineries.md) | +4.9% | +9.7% |
| DIESEL | 2026-02-02 | [Market Talk \| Energy Markets Stumble As Diesel Plunges And Winter Storms Stress The Grid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5920-market-talk-energy-markets-stumble-as-diesel-plunges-and-winter-storms-stress.md) | -8.6% | +13.1% |
| DIESEL | 2024-12-30 | [Diesel benchmark up slightly; futures market soars on forecast of extreme cold - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27156-diesel-benchmark-up-slightly-futures-market-soars-on-forecast-of-extreme-cold.md) | +5.6% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- cphibiz.com: http://www.cphibiz.com/news/show.php?itemid=19760

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