# Swollen Diesel Stockpiles Threaten Oil Price Recovery - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> Bloomberg reports that US distillate inventories are at record highs for this time of year, with the diesel crack spread falling to $6.56 a barrel, the lowest since June 2010. Air travel cuts have also left jet fuel piling up.

- Date: 2020-09-17 · published 2020-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51277-swollen-diesel-stockpiles-threaten-oil-price-recovery-energy-news-top-headlines
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A swollen distillate glut and weak refining margins point to lower diesel prices and weaker crude support, which lowers energy-linked feed and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2020/09/swollen-diesel-stockpiles-threaten-oil-price-recovery/

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