# EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News

> The EIA's April 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts US regular gasoline averaging $2.76/gallon this summer, down from $2.85 last summer. EIA expects Brent to average $65/bbl in 2019 and WTI to trade about $8/bbl below Brent in the first half of 2019.

- Date: 2019-04-10 · published 2019-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59780-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A lower crude oil forecast points to cheaper diesel and energy inputs, which lowers freight and processing costs for feed. Crude is also a key input to biofuel margins that affect soybean oil and corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-03-13 | [EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66208-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | +1.1% | +6.7% |
| WTI | 2020-02-13 | [Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54763-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | +5.1% | -38.3% |
| WTI | 2022-07-05 | [Weekly Energy Market Situation—July 5, 2022 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11247-weekly-energy-market-situation-july-5-2022-fuels-market-news.md) | -3.9% | -12.8% |
| WTI | 2025-10-30 | [The Commodity Markets Outlook in eight charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22717-the-commodity-markets-outlook-in-eight-charts.md) | -1.4% | -3.7% |
| WTI | 2019-05-30 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update, May 29, 2019 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10407-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-may-29-2019-fuels-market-news.md) | -12.3% | +0.7% |
| BRENT | 2018-03-13 | [EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66208-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | +1.1% | +9.4% |
| BRENT | 2020-02-13 | [Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54763-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | +6.7% | -36.9% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-30 | [The Commodity Markets Outlook in eight charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22717-the-commodity-markets-outlook-in-eight-charts.md) | -2.2% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/eia-short-term-energy-outlook-23/

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