# Diesel Gets a Boost After Hurricane Harvey - WSJ

> WSJ reports diesel futures have risen roughly 10% since Hurricane Harvey hit the US Gulf Coast. The disruption to flows of the fuel abroad has contributed to a shortfall in Europe.

- Date: 2017-09-07 · published 2017-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69117-diesel-gets-a-boost-after-hurricane-harvey-wsj
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Gulf refining output and reduced export flows tighten diesel supply and lift prices. Price implication is firmer diesel.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-09-04 | [Hurricane Ida - after the Storm — Breakwave Advisors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44976-hurricane-ida-after-the-storm-breakwave-advisors.md) | +0.0% | +13.0% |
| DIESEL | 2016-12-12 | [Trucking Industry Hits Road Bump With Rising Diesel Prices - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73647-trucking-industry-hits-road-bump-with-rising-diesel-prices-wsj.md) | +2.3% | -1.5% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-05 | [Cost of U.S. diesel exports to Latin America rise on shortage \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42029-cost-of-u-s-diesel-exports-to-latin-america-rise-on-shortage-reuters.md) | -8.6% | +22.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-28 | [Diesel prices ease in US, but West Coast fleets hammered by spike - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19892-diesel-prices-ease-in-us-but-west-coast-fleets-hammered-by-spike-truck-news.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |
| DIESEL | 2026-02-26 | [Diesel EFS widest in two-months as European markets tighten](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20777-diesel-efs-widest-in-two-months-as-european-markets-tighten.md) | +23.6% | +49.6% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/diesel-gets-a-boost-after-hurricane-harvey-1504765800

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