# EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook: Petroleum Products - Mansfield Energy

> The EIA's December Short-Term Energy Outlook shows the RBOB gasoline futures price fell 4 cents to $1.70/gal by December 7, 2017. The ULSD futures price rose 3 cents to $1.90/gal over the same period. Gasoline demand and the gasoline crack spread were both near five-year highs for November.

- Date: 2017-12-13 · published 2017-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67669-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-petroleum-products-mansfield-energy
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Strong US fuel demand and tight distillate inventories support diesel prices, which feed through to freight and fuel costs for livestock and feed operations. The mixed gasoline and diesel moves signal limited near-term direction for the wider energy complex.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2017-11-09 | [EIO Short-Term Energy Outlook – Petroleum Products - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68173-eio-short-term-energy-outlook-petroleum-products-mansfield-energy.md) | -0.6% | -1.3% |
| DIESEL | 2017-10-12 | [EIA: October Short-Term Energy Outlook - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68646-eia-october-short-term-energy-outlook-mansfield-energy.md) | +1.1% | +7.4% |
| DIESEL | 2020-01-16 | [EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55279-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | -4.8% | -10.6% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-20 | [EIA: IMO 2020 Will Affect Petroleum Markets \| O&E Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60792-eia-imo-2020-will-affect-petroleum-markets-o-and-e-online.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-25 | [Diesel Draw Stokes IMO 2020 Concerns - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56772-diesel-draw-stokes-imo-2020-concerns-mansfield-energy.md) | -5.5% | -2.3% |
| WTI | 2017-10-12 | [EIA: October Short-Term Energy Outlook - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68646-eia-october-short-term-energy-outlook-mansfield-energy.md) | +1.5% | +10.8% |
| WTI | 2018-10-16 | [EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62749-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | -3.6% | -16.6% |
| WTI | 2018-09-12 | [EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63219-eia-short-term-energy-outlook-fuels-market-news.md) | +0.8% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- mansfield.energy: https://mansfield.energy/2017/12/13/eia-short-term-energy-outlook-petroleum-products/

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