Fuel News

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Transport Topics fuel coverage looks closely at what powers trucks. From the latest on battery, diesel and alternative fuel technology to the costs and prices associated with each, this news category covers today’s fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

Business, Fuel, Private, Top 100

Keyera to Buy Plains’ Canada Natural Gas Liquids Unit for $3.8B

Keyera agreed to buy Plains All American Pipeline’s Canadian natural gas liquids business and some U.S. assets for C$5.15 billion, bulking up its pipeline system around the country.

June 18, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Canada Business Group Pushes for Pipeline Expansion in Mexico

Canadian companies could help Mexico reduce its lopsided dependency on imported U.S. natural gas by maximizing its own domestic supplies of the fuel, according to a Canada business group.

June 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Nikola Administrators Plan Final Asset Sale — the IP

Bankrupt Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell tractor manufacturer Nikola’s administrators are finalizing plans for the sale of the company's intellectual property.

June 17, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Fuel Tanker Rates Soar Over Israel-Iran Conflict

The cost of hauling refined oil out of the Middle East surged on June 17 as shippers reacted to the conflict between Israel and Iran.

June 17, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Prices Surge as Israel-Iran War Pressures Market

Diesel prices kept rising on June 17 as concerns about Middle Eastern supplies — a consequence of the Israel-Iran conflict — piled pressure on an already tight market.

June 17, 2025
Government, Fuel

Diesel Price Rises 10¢ to $3.571 a Gallon

The national price of diesel climbed a dime to $3.571 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released June 17.

June 17, 2025
Business, Fuel

Ex-Shell US Oil Trading Boss Claims He’s Owed $29 Million Bonus

Shell's former head of oil trading in the U.S. was stiffed on his 2020 bonus by more than $29 million, he claims in a lawsuit.

June 16, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Oil Shippers Pause Offers of Vessels to Middle East

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since June 13 as they assess the risks from Israel’s conflict with Iran.

June 16, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Israel-Iran Clash Revives $100-a-Barrel Oil Fears

The barrage of headlines has revived memories of the political upheavals and price spikes of the 1970s — and yet even when oil prices have jumped, it inevitably proved short-lived.

June 13, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Global Freight

Oil Tanker Market Roiled by Israeli Airstrikes Against Iran

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran drove up freight rates and tanker stocks June 13 as traders and investors priced in the prospect of disruption to a large swath of the global oil-shipping fleet.

June 13, 2025