# East Coast Booms on Export Demand for Diesel, Heating Oil - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> US East Coast heating oil and diesel prices have climbed to multimonth highs, supported by unusually cold weather and strong export demand from Brazil and Canada. Refinery margins for distillates reached a three-year April high, and East Coast middle distillate exports have risen sharply in April.

- Date: 2018-04-20 · published 2018-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65679-east-coast-booms-on-export-demand-for-diesel-heating-oil-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong distillate export pull and high refinery margins tighten diesel supply and support diesel prices, which raise feed-transport and grain-logistics costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2018/04/east-coast-booms-on-export-demand-for-diesel-heating-oil/

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