# The World Is Buying American Diesel as Fast as Refiners Can Make It - Bloomberg

> International buyers are purchasing US-made diesel as fast as refiners can produce it, with seasonal factors allowing Atlantic and Gulf coast refiners to boost exports to Europe and South America. This comes as a global glut has pushed crude to five-month lows.

- Date: 2017-05-04 · published 2017-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71184-the-world-is-buying-american-diesel-as-fast-as-refiners-can-make-it-bloomberg
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export demand for US middle distillates supports diesel prices even though crude is weak.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-05-20 | [Spare a thought for the world's biggest diesel importers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19456-spare-a-thought-for-the-world-s-biggest-diesel-importers-reuters.md) | -14.0% | -24.7% |
| DIESEL | 2022-06-15 | [Latin America adjusts to third wave of import diesel prices reaching record levels \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41122-latin-america-adjusts-to-third-wave-of-import-diesel-prices-reaching-record.md) | -0.3% | -16.3% |
| DIESEL | 2017-07-05 | [Asia's Booming Diesel Market Draws Rare European](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70129-asia-s-booming-diesel-market-draws-rare-european.md) | -1.2% | +9.9% |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-22 | [China's CNOOC makes rare diesel imports, trading sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44752-china-s-cnooc-makes-rare-diesel-imports-trading-sources-say.md) | -1.6% | -6.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-10 | [Iran war raises demand for U.S. fuel, boosting Gulf Coast refining margins - BIC Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10138-iran-war-raises-demand-for-u-s-fuel-boosting-gulf-coast-refining-margins-bic.md) | -2.9% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-04/world-buying-american-diesel-as-fast-as-refiners-can-make-it

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