# Armistice Day Reality Check: Hormuz Mines Reignite Diesel While ARAG RME Premiums Crack Ahead of the Rhine Wave

> A tanker reportedly hit a mine east of the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire, and a limited fire was reported on Saudi Arabia's East-West Petroline near Medina. Persian Gulf crude loadings slipped back below 10 mb/d, and global visible oil inventories fell sharply since March, while Ukraine struck Russia's Ust-Luga port.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:06:58.429Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94319-armistice-day-reality-check-hormuz-mines-reignite-diesel-while-arag-rme
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Tallow](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TALLOW.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Hormuz disruption and tighter crude inventories support diesel and energy costs, which feed into freight and feed production costs. Bullish for diesel and crude, with knock-on upward pressure on biodiesel and fuel-linked feedstock prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- TALLOW: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-07-14 | [Russia, Strait of Hormuz combining to drive diesel higher after declines - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12185-russia-strait-of-hormuz-combining-to-drive-diesel-higher-after-declines.md) | +7.1% | +9.3% |
| DIESEL | 2023-01-17 | [DOE/EIA price drops; diesel futures up ahead of EU ban on Russian imports - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37965-doe-eia-price-drops-diesel-futures-up-ahead-of-eu-ban-on-russian-imports.md) | +8.6% | -11.9% |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-16 | [Oil out of the gate: higher by 11-14% for key benchmarks, but diesel prices lag - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5989-oil-out-of-the-gate-higher-by-11-14-for-key-benchmarks-but-diesel-prices-lag.md) | +5.7% | +4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-22 | [Iran oil doomsday in Hormuz may be more fear than reality \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24395-iran-oil-doomsday-in-hormuz-may-be-more-fear-than-reality-reuters.md) | -9.7% | -2.8% |
| DIESEL | 2024-04-08 | [Benchmark diesel price heads higher; so do world oil markets - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30915-benchmark-diesel-price-heads-higher-so-do-world-oil-markets-freightwaves.md) | -1.9% | -10.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-14 | [Russia, Strait of Hormuz combining to drive diesel higher after declines - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12185-russia-strait-of-hormuz-combining-to-drive-diesel-higher-after-declines.md) | +6.8% | +9.4% |
| BRENT | 2019-09-16 | [Oil out of the gate: higher by 11-14% for key benchmarks, but diesel prices lag - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5989-oil-out-of-the-gate-higher-by-11-14-for-key-benchmarks-but-diesel-prices-lag.md) | +6.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-22 | [Iran oil doomsday in Hormuz may be more fear than reality \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24395-iran-oil-doomsday-in-hormuz-may-be-more-fear-than-reality-reuters.md) | -11.9% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- globalbiodiesel.com: https://www.globalbiodiesel.com/post/armistice-day-reality-check-hormuz-mines-reignite-diesel-while-arag-rme-premiums-crack-ahead-of-the

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