# Crude Oil Prices Settle Higher as Distillate Supplies Remain Tight

> December WTI crude closed up 2.72% and December RBOB gasoline rose 1.28% after recovering from overnight losses. Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Ryazan refinery and other Russian oil facilities, along with a 23-year low in US distillate inventories, supported prices. Aramco's smaller-than-expected cut to its December Asian crude prices also helped.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:07:13.117Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82382-crude-oil-prices-settle-higher-as-distillate-supplies-remain-tight
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight US distillate stocks and refinery disruptions in Russia point to firmer diesel supply, which matters for feed-ingredient freight and processing costs. Ongoing uncertainty over Middle East supply keeps energy-driven price risk elevated.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8682243/crude-oil-prices-settle-higher-as-distillate-supplies-remain-tight

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