Diesel rose almost 3.8 cents to $4.127 a gallon, its ninth straight increase and the highest price in almost five months, while gasoline also continued to rise, the Department of Energy reported in its weekly survey.
September 5, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Increases 3.8¢ to $4.127, for Ninth Consecutive Gain
Retail average diesel fuel prices rose 3.8 cents last week to $4.127 a gallon — the ninth straight increase — the Department of Energy reported, as the oil industry in the Gulf Coast dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.
September 10, 2012BusinessFuel
DEF Price Rose 7¢ in August
The average U.S. pump price of diesel exhaust fluid rose 7 cents to $2.77 a gallon in August from July, Integer Research reported.
September 7, 2012BusinessFuel
Oil Tops $97 a Barrel Following Holiday
Oil rose to more than $97 a barrel, its highest intraday price in a week, following the Labor Day holiday, as investors speculated that European central banks will do more to stimulate economies, Bloomberg reported.
September 4, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Price Rises 6.3¢ to $4.089; Storm Spares Oil Facilities in Gulf
The average cost of a gallon of retail diesel fuel in the United States rose 6.3 cents to $4.089 last week, the Department of Energy reported, but truckers received some positive news as Hurricane Isaac appeared to have spared oil and fuel facilities in the Gulf.
September 3, 2012BusinessFuel
Maersk’s Bid to Run Va. Port Challenged As Two Unidentified Firms Show Interest
Two more companies have exÂpressed interest in taking over operations at the Port of Virginia, creating alternatives to an earlier offer from Maersk, which operates the largest container shipping fleet.
August 30, 2012BusinessFuel
Oil Falls as Isaac Slams New Orleans
Oil prices fell to below $96 a barrel Wednesday as analysts saw limited production disruptions even as Hurricane Isaac made landfall into New Orleans overnight, Bloomberg reported.
August 29, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 6.3¢ to $4.089 in Eighth Gain; Gasoline Price Also Continues to Rise
Diesel rose 6.3 cents to $4.089 a gallon, its eighth straight gain and the highest price since mid-April, while gasoline rose again, the Department of Energy reported.
August 28, 2012BusinessFuel
Gasoline Gains 7¢ in Two Weeks to $3.76 a Gallon, Lundberg Survey Reports
Gasoline rose 7 cents in the past two weeks to $3.76 a gallon, and oil prices swung lower as Tropical Storm Isaac entered the Gulf of Mexico.
August 27, 2012EditorialBusinessFuel
Editorial: Fuel Price Redux
So here we are again, trapped in still another fuel-price spiral, as we helplessly watch outside events and parties set the cost and supply of the precious liquids that make our industry possible.
August 27, 2012