# Diesel Spreads Hit Three-Year High - Mansfield Energy

> Diesel crack spreads over crude reached a three-year high after EIA weekly data showed a surprise gasoline build and a larger-than-expected diesel draw. Crude fell toward $61 after U.S. crude output hit a record 11.6 million barrels per day and Cushing stocks rose 2.4 million barrels.

- Date: 2018-11-08 · published 2018-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62225-diesel-spreads-hit-three-year-high-mansfield-energy
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Record U.S. crude output and a crude stock build weigh on WTI, while tight distillate supply lifts diesel relative to crude. That divergence raises fuel costs for trucking and farm operations even as crude falls.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-11-08 | 1 | -3.1% | -3.6 | On Nov 8 crude fell toward $61 on record 11.6 million bpd US output and a Cushing build, which cut ULSD futures' input cost, though a diesel draw and wider cracks partly offset this. |

## Sources

- mansfield.energy: https://mansfield.energy/2018/11/08/diesel-spreads-hit-three-year-high/

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