Diesel Margins Top $100 a Barrel to Reach Record High

Diesel margins top $100 a barrel to reach record high

A near-perfect storm of factors has coalesced to raise prices, threatening a winter of higher heating bills and inflationary shocks.

Diesel Crack Just Broke $100 a Barrel for the First Time Ever. Here's What It Means For Your Grocery Bill

Refinery margins just shattered a record that sent shockwaves through energy markets, and the ripple heading toward grocery store shelves moves slower than most shoppers realize. What happens between a record-breaking moment at the refinery and the price on your receipt reveals how fragile the current calm in food costs actually is.

Diesel Crack Spread Screams Economic Red Alert, and Inflation Will Soon Surge

Diesel at $102 Over Crude: The Economy’s Canary Is Dead, and Inflation Will Follow The most important number in the American economy right now is not the stock market, the jobs report, or even the price of crude oil. It is the diesel crack spread — now $102 over crude. That figure is so far […]

US diesel crack surpasses US$100 a barrel for first time on supply disruptions

Supplies are under strain from wars in Iran and Ukraine, and US ⁠threats against Chinese imports of Iranian oil could make matters worse.

Valero Stock (NYSE:VLO) Ends Session at $350 After Diesel Crack Hits All-Time High Over $100

SAN ANTONIO, August 19, 2026, 12:58 a.m. CDT — U.S. markets have finished trading. The refining crack for U.S. diesel hit an all-time high of $102.20 per barrel on August 17.Valero ended Tuesday at $350.05, finishing 0.27% under its 52-week peak.Analysts have set an average target price of $320.67, representing an 8.4% discount to the…

Diesel Margins Top $100 a Barrel to Reach Record High as Supply Crunch Grows - Energy News Beat

The U.S. diesel crack spread—the premium of ultra-low sulfur diesel futures over West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude—has shattered historical records, surging above $100 per barrel for the first time ever. It hit an intraday all-time high of $102.20 on Monday, August 17, 2026, before hovering around $100 on Tuesday, August 18 (settling in triple digits starting Monday). This is extraordinary. Pre-crisis diesel cracks typically ranged $15–$25 per…