# Assessing Hurricane Dorian scenarios for oil & gasoline - DTN

> Gasoline and diesel supplies in the US, including Florida and the lower Atlantic states, are described as well stocked ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Lower Atlantic distillate stocks are slightly below the five-year average, and East Coast refinery runs are at 66.9% utilization. Possible impacts include terminal and retail shutdowns and rack-level price spikes if the storm is severe.

- Date: 2019-08-29 · published 2019-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57785-assessing-hurricane-dorian-scenarios-for-oil-and-gasoline-dtn
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Hurricane-driven terminal shutdowns could briefly lift regional diesel prices and disrupt fuel delivery for feed and grain transport in the Southeast.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2020-08-26 | [As Hurricane Laura lunges shoreward, oil markets remain nonplussed - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51797-as-hurricane-laura-lunges-shoreward-oil-markets-remain-nonplussed-freightwaves.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-15 | [U.S. natgas falls near 5% on mild forecast, drop in global prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44763-u-s-natgas-falls-near-5-on-mild-forecast-drop-in-global-prices-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- dtn.com: https://www.dtn.com/assessing-hurricane-dorian-scenarios/

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