# Weekly Energy Market Situation, August 27, 2018 - Fuels Market News

> A weekly energy update says ultra-low-sulfur diesel now makes up 95% of the US distillate fuel pool. It notes that diesel use and price depend on weather expectations, and that natural gas injections were below the five-year average for an eighth straight week.

- Date: 2018-08-27 · published 2018-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63726-weekly-energy-market-situation-august-27-2018-fuels-market-news
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven diesel demand and natural gas levels shape energy costs for transport and processing, with only a modest direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral
- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-17 | [Weekly Energy Market Situation, June 14, 2021 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46792-weekly-energy-market-situation-june-14-2021-fuels-market-news.md) | +2.8% | +0.4% |
| DIESEL | 2023-02-24 | [Week in Review – February 24, 2023 - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37502-week-in-review-february-24-2023-mansfield-energy.md) | +6.1% | -1.0% |
| DIESEL | 2020-09-17 | [Secondary Market Demand Crucial to Diesel Recovery \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51275-secondary-market-demand-crucial-to-diesel-recovery-energy-intelligence.md) | -0.9% | +7.3% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-28 | [Fuel prices: What’s in store for 2025? \| IRU \| World Road Transport Organisation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26679-fuel-prices-what-s-in-store-for-2025-iru-world-road-transport-organisation.md) | -0.5% | -3.4% |
| DIESEL | 2025-03-20 | [Diesel disconnect highlights market angst, not market reality: Bousso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25789-diesel-disconnect-highlights-market-angst-not-market-reality-bousso.md) | +2.6% | -5.2% |
| NATGAS | 2021-06-17 | [Weekly Energy Market Situation, June 14, 2021 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46792-weekly-energy-market-situation-june-14-2021-fuels-market-news.md) | +3.0% | +12.2% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-19 | [LNG markets poised for rollercoaster year ahead - Rystad Energy’s Gas and LNG Special Market Update \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26217-lng-markets-poised-for-rollercoaster-year-ahead-rystad-energy-s-gas-and-lng.md) | -20.5% | -18.8% |
| NATGAS | 2024-09-20 | [What’s next for the global gas and LNG market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28495-what-s-next-for-the-global-gas-and-lng-market.md) | +13.9% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/weekly-energy-market-situation-august-27-2018/

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