Diesel hit a record high of $6.53 on September 21, now $6.30, up last two days. 
Diesel Key Points
- EIA Weekly High: $6.53 on September 21, 2026.
- AAA Daily High: $6.53 on September 22, 2026.
- AAA Current Price: $6.30 on October 14, 2026
The price of crude has generally been rising. West Texas Intermediate is back over $90 per barrel at $94.84 as of October 14, 2026, 5:20 PM Mountain.
Brent is $106.11.
It appears unlikely there will be significant energy relief before the election.
National Average Gasoline Prices
Current Gasoline Prices
- Premium: $5.25
- Mid-Grade: $4.86
- Regular: $4.33
The prices are generally up a few cents from a month ago and down a couple cents from a week ago.
Looking ahead, energy does not rates to be a huge CPI factor in the October CPI report but it was today.
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We’re gonna need a bigger deal with Putler.
If the DOE #’s in morning are roughly in line w/ this PM’s APIs then the monster 11M+ crude draw will keep the space hot through the elections. That kind of draw has roughly happened a couple times earlier this yr but it’s not common. Ceterus paribus that, and a 1 M+ diesel draw will keep prices strong.
Oh, BTW, checked and Venezuala’s 2nd largest refinery is out. SIZE matters! Skip Europe for the moment, bringing down a 300k bod refinery that had been supplying the (South mostly) Americas really hurts. Planting time in Brazil etc. This situation is REALLY going to support regional prices for some time.
Your memory’s right — Cardón, Venezuela’s second-largest refinery (310,000 bpd nominal capacity), had a fire and explosions on Tuesday, Oct 6. A natural gas line ruptured near the diesel hydrotreater unit around 3:25 PM local time; the whole refinery was shut down as a precaution. No injuries were reported, and PDVSA says an investigation committee is looking into it — but no restart timeline has been announced.
Anybody still waiting for all that Russian Diesel that Trump said he arranged to get from Putin? Anybody still waiting for Zelenskyy the former Comedian to stop destroying Russian refineries that make that Diesel? Anybody still waiting for the Donald to be truthful more than 10% of the time?
No. Threw in the towel already.
we all wait Godot