# Changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will put temporary upward pressure on diesel margins -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> The EIA's January 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook analyzes how IMO rules capping marine fuel sulfur at 0.5% from January 1, 2020 will affect markets. Refiners must either upgrade residual oil or process lighter crudes. The agency expects upward pressure on diesel margins and modest upward pressure on crude prices in late 2019 and early 2020.

- Date: 2019-01-15 · published 2019-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61267-changes-in-marine-fuel-sulfur-limits-will-put-temporary-upward-pressure-on
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Ships shifting to low-sulfur distillate fuel should lift diesel and crude-linked energy costs, raising feed transport and drying costs for feed buyers. The effect is expected to be most acute in 2020 and fade afterward.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-09-17 | [Summer diesel margins tighten with European supply shift -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23066-summer-diesel-margins-tighten-with-european-supply-shift-u-s-energy-information.md) | -2.6% | -8.1% |
| DIESEL | 2017-05-30 | [U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Diesel Fuel Consumption Increase on Growing Freight Transport Demand \| Supply & Demand Chain Executive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71186-u-s-energy-information-administration-projects-diesel-fuel-consumption-increase.md) | -7.1% | -11.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-10 | [Strong demand for diesel leads to high prices and tight inventories going into winter -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38874-strong-demand-for-diesel-leads-to-high-prices-and-tight-inventories-going-into.md) | -7.4% | -30.6% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-19 | [EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8172-eia-expects-summer-u-s-real-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-to-be-the-highest-since.md) | +5.7% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-04 | [Distillate fuel oil demand will increase in the fall because of the agricultural harvest -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11686-distillate-fuel-oil-demand-will-increase-in-the-fall-because-of-the.md) | +2.4% | -2.8% |
| WTI | 2022-04-19 | [EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8172-eia-expects-summer-u-s-real-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-to-be-the-highest-since.md) | -8.3% | +5.4% |
| WTI | 2017-12-12 | [SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK - See the December 12th Report HERE: U.S. Energy Information Administration - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67658-short-term-energy-outlook-see-the-december-12th-report-here-u-s-energy.md) | -1.2% | +9.8% |
| WTI | 2017-02-28 | [Diesel prices rise for third straight week, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72657-diesel-prices-rise-for-third-straight-week-reports-eia-logistics-management.md) | -1.6% | -12.6% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/TODAYINENERGY/detail.php?id=38012

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