# FreightWaves oil report: the few market signs on IMO 2020 not flashing danger yet - FreightWaves

> A FreightWaves oil report says few market signals so far show a diesel price spike from the IMO 2020 sulfur rule, which takes effect January 1, 2020. High-sulfur fuel oil and high-sulfur crudes have not collapsed in price, and cleanup of ship fuel tanks is expected to start as early as September.

- Date: 2019-07-27 · published 2019-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58283-freightwaves-oil-report-the-few-market-signs-on-imo-2020-not-flashing-danger
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Diesel buyers and feed transport costs could still rise if refiners must supply more low-sulfur distillate, but the lack of price signals so far suggests the effect is not yet priced in.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-23 | [A conference on IMO 2020 impact shows how many questions remain as new rule approaches - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56771-a-conference-on-imo-2020-impact-shows-how-many-questions-remain-as-new-rule.md) | +0.4% | -4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2019-04-02 | [IMO 2020 In-Depth: How Will the New Compliant Marine Fuels Be Valued by the Marketplace? — Ship & Bunker](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59773-imo-2020-in-depth-how-will-the-new-compliant-marine-fuels-be-valued-by-the.md) | +3.4% | +4.6% |
| DIESEL | 2023-05-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 4, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16628-grain-transportation-report-may-4-2023.md) | +7.7% | +4.2% |
| DIESEL | 2026-06-01 | [Renewable fuel credit prices hit records on U.S. biofuel mandates, oil market volatility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18888-renewable-fuel-credit-prices-hit-records-on-u-s-biofuel-mandates-oil-market.md) | +1.7% | -5.9% |
| DIESEL | 2023-10-19 | [US oil refiners crank out diesel, further squeezing margins for gasoline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33711-us-oil-refiners-crank-out-diesel-further-squeezing-margins-for-gasoline.md) | -4.4% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-oil-report-the-few-market-signs-on-imo-2020-not-flashing-red-yet

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