# US distillate fundamentals tighten ahead of IMO 2020 | Wood Mackenzie

> Wood Mackenzie reports US East Coast distillate fundamentals are tightening ahead of winter and the IMO 2020 bunker regulation change. It is the first part of a three-part series on the implications.

- Date: 2019-11-12 · published 2019-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56254-us-distillate-fundamentals-tighten-ahead-of-imo-2020-wood-mackenzie
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter distillate balances support diesel prices, which can lift freight costs and raise demand for biofuel feedstocks such as soyoil.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-11 | [Reaction in the diesel market to IMO 2020 is still to come: Platts - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55751-reaction-in-the-diesel-market-to-imo-2020-is-still-to-come-platts-freightwaves.md) | +3.5% | -0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2019-03-15 | [IMO2020: Compliance a key; IEA gives some hard numbers on distillate impact - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60273-imo2020-compliance-a-key-iea-gives-some-hard-numbers-on-distillate-impact.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-05-22 | [Brent’s $100 Forecast May Understate the Risk of a Tighter Oil Market \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19433-brent-s-100-forecast-may-understate-the-risk-of-a-tighter-oil-market-investing.md) | -9.5% | -20.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-03-18 | [The outlook of one energy economist for IMO2020: chaos in the diesel market - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60275-the-outlook-of-one-energy-economist-for-imo2020-chaos-in-the-diesel-market.md) | -0.0% | +5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-06-14 | [Diesel prices: The loss of US refining capacity is making things worse - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41119-diesel-prices-the-loss-of-us-refining-capacity-is-making-things-worse.md) | +1.9% | -13.9% |

## Sources

- woodmac.com: https://www.woodmac.com/news/editorial/imo-2020-is-coming-part-1/

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