# Market Eye: Diesel Markets Set to Tighten Before 2020 | Energy Intelligence

> Analysts expect the global diesel market to tighten considerably over the next few years. The tightening is linked to the 2020 IMO bunker fuel sulfur limits that will push shipping toward marine diesel.

- Date: 2016-11-03 · published 2016-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74013-market-eye-diesel-markets-set-to-tighten-before-2020-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected diesel tightening from 2020 bunker rules would support diesel prices and freight costs over the longer term, though the effect is distant.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-08-22 | [IMO 2020: Oil market could see a diesel fuel resurgence, analysts say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63725-imo-2020-oil-market-could-see-a-diesel-fuel-resurgence-analysts-say.md) | +4.2% | +5.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-06 | [FreightWaves oil report: physical diesel markets strengthen; IMO 2020 link eyed - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56766-freightwaves-oil-report-physical-diesel-markets-strengthen-imo-2020-link-eyed.md) | +3.3% | +1.8% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-16 | [Soybean Oil’s Relevance in Biodiesel Trade when Diesel and Policy are Increasingly Tight — 605 Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/509-soybean-oil-s-relevance-in-biodiesel-trade-when-diesel-and-policy-are.md) | +2.1% | — |
| DIESEL | 2017-11-16 | [Mexico Seeks Diesel Around the World Before Price Limits End](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68180-mexico-seeks-diesel-around-the-world-before-price-limits-end.md) | +1.3% | +0.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-14 | [Global diesel market tightens as Russian export ban, Ukraine strikes bite \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12180-global-diesel-market-tightens-as-russian-export-ban-ukraine-strikes-bite-s-and.md) | +7.1% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7d0-de4c-a17b-e7d258f30000

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