# U.S. Diesel, Heating Oil Inventories At Historical Low | OilPrice.com

> OilPrice.com reports that US diesel, jet fuel and heating oil stocks fell over the summer for the first time since 1982, according to a Reuters analysis of EIA data. Distillate stocks are at a three-year seasonal low and 5.2% below the historical average after Hurricane Harvey cut refinery capacity.

- Date: 2017-09-15 · published 2017-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69118-u-s-diesel-heating-oil-inventories-at-historical-low-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Historically low distillate inventories heading into winter raise the risk of price spikes. Price implication is firmer diesel and heating oil.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-29 | [Surge in Diesel Prices Tightens U.S. Trucking Capacity \| SupplyChainBrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19894-surge-in-diesel-prices-tightens-u-s-trucking-capacity-supplychainbrain.md) | +1.7% | -9.2% |
| 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 | 2022-06-15 | [Consumers heavy-lifting grains, oilseeds costs as logistics drive up prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40847-consumers-heavy-lifting-grains-oilseeds-costs-as-logistics-drive-up-prices.md) | -0.3% | -16.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-13 | [Diesel Prices & Freight Trends: What’s Driving the Market in Q4?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17232-diesel-prices-and-freight-trends-what-s-driving-the-market-in-q4.md) | +1.8% | — |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-04 | [Closure of the Strait of Hormuz causes urea, diesel prices to spike as planting season begins in Arkansas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4429-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-causes-urea-diesel-prices-to-spike-as-planting.md) | +6.1% | +30.8% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Diesel-Heating-Oil-Inventories-At-Historical-Low.html

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