# Energy Experts Remain Cautious About Price Hikes as IMO Mandate Looms - TT

> Energy analysts expect low-sulfur diesel prices to surge as the IMO 0.5% sulfur mandate takes effect in January 2020. Ocean carriers that use about 4 million barrels of diesel a day must switch fuels, and refinery capacity may not be able to meet demand in time.

- Date: 2019-10-23 · published 2019-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56769-energy-experts-remain-cautious-about-price-hikes-as-imo-mandate-looms-tt
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected shortfalls in low-sulfur distillate supply could push diesel prices sharply higher in early 2020. That would raise fuel and freight costs across feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-05 | [Energy Experts Fear Price of Diesel to Spike Because of New Shipping Fuel Mandate - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57270-energy-experts-fear-price-of-diesel-to-spike-because-of-new-shipping-fuel.md) | +1.2% | -0.5% |
| DIESEL | 2019-04-03 | [Diesel Prices May Increase as Cargo Industry Makes 2020 Fuel Switch, Experts Say - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59767-diesel-prices-may-increase-as-cargo-industry-makes-2020-fuel-switch-experts-say.md) | +1.8% | +4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2018-06-05 | [Price Spike Fears Mount as IMO Sulfur Rule Nears \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64702-price-spike-fears-mount-as-imo-sulfur-rule-nears-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.2% | +0.0% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-24 | [CEOs Raise Concerns About Availability of Diesel and Other Fuels in 2020 Because of IMO Bunker Fuel Mandate - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59261-ceos-raise-concerns-about-availability-of-diesel-and-other-fuels-in-2020.md) | -6.4% | -2.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-01 | [What the Market Told Us Last Week About Diesel Export Restrictions  \| American Petroleum Institute \| API](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17231-what-the-market-told-us-last-week-about-diesel-export-restrictions-american.md) | -3.7% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/energy-experts-remain-cautious-about-price-hikes-imo-mandate-looms

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