# Price Spike Fears Mount as IMO Sulfur Rule Nears | Energy Intelligence

> Oil industry players are voicing growing concern about price disruptions in diesel, fuel oil and crude as the IMO's 2020 low-sulfur bunker fuel rule approaches. The concern centers on possible supply tightening for compliant fuels.

- Date: 2018-06-05 · published 2018-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64702-price-spike-fears-mount-as-imo-sulfur-rule-nears-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of tighter low-sulfur diesel and fuel oil supply ahead of 2020 could lift diesel and crude prices, raising input costs for feed producers and freight.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-05 | [Energy Experts Fear Price of Diesel to Spike Because of New Shipping Fuel Mandate - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57270-energy-experts-fear-price-of-diesel-to-spike-because-of-new-shipping-fuel.md) | +1.2% | -0.5% |
| DIESEL | 2016-11-03 | [Market Eye: Diesel Markets Set to Tighten Before 2020 \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74013-market-eye-diesel-markets-set-to-tighten-before-2020-energy-intelligence.md) | -2.1% | +11.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-23 | [Energy Experts Remain Cautious About Price Hikes as IMO Mandate Looms - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56769-energy-experts-remain-cautious-about-price-hikes-as-imo-mandate-looms-tt.md) | +0.4% | -4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-05 | [Oil prices rally as production cuts mount \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8044-oil-prices-rally-as-production-cuts-mount-s-and-p-global.md) | +7.3% | +30.8% |
| DIESEL | 2018-08-15 | [Truckers Asleep at the Wheel as Diesel Price Shock Creeps Closer - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63728-truckers-asleep-at-the-wheel-as-diesel-price-shock-creeps-closer-energy-news.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |
| BRENT | 2022-04-28 | [Opec-Plus Not Seen Veering Off Course \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41755-opec-plus-not-seen-veering-off-course-energy-intelligence.md) | +5.8% | +10.5% |
| BRENT | 2023-03-14 | [Q&A: Saudi Energy Minister Highlights Oil Market Risks \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36773-q-and-a-saudi-energy-minister-highlights-oil-market-risks-energy-intelligence.md) | -8.9% | +7.8% |
| BRENT | 2023-03-14 | [OPEC+ to stick to production cut, Saudi minister tells Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36768-opec-to-stick-to-production-cut-saudi-minister-tells-energy-intelligence.md) | -8.9% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7d4-de4c-a17b-e7d6fdc30000

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