Local Drivers Feel Sting of Soaring Gas Prices
Average nationwide diesel prices rose to $6.505 a gallon as war-related supply disruptions in Russia and the Middle East tightened global fuel markets.
- U.S. retail diesel prices reached $6.505 a gallon on Saturday, the first time costs have surpassed the $6.50 threshold, according to the American Automobile Association.
- Global fuel supplies face constraints from the US-Iran war, which has curtailed shipments through the vital Strait of Hormuz and limited production worldwide.
- Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Moscow Oil Refinery during the largest overnight barrage this year, while Russia has banned most fuel exports.
- Most American drivers do not use diesel, but the fuel powers trucks, farm equipment, trains, and home-heating systems, making the spike ripple across the economy.
- Despite the surge, prices remain below their 2022 inflation-adjusted highs, according to the Washington-based Institute for Progress, offering narrow relief amid the energy rally.
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Iran war drives US diesel prices to record high, no relief ahead
Washington: fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting USD 6.28 a gallon as a national average on September 14, 2026, and they aren’t likely to come down anytime soon. Because diesel is the fuel for freight transportation, farming and construction – and is related to a key heating fuel – the effects are set to spread across the entire US economy. The inflation-adjusted price of diesel in late August was about as high as …
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kang Hoon-sang and Kwak Min-seo = Bloomberg reported that the average consumer price of diesel fuel nationwide in the United States has exceeded $6.50 per gallon (approximately 3.8L) for the first time...
Retail diesel prices in the U.S. reached an all-time high of $6.5050 per gallon, following a rapid climb in September.
US Diesel Tops $6.50 a Gallon as Wars Worsen Global Fuels Crunch With No End In Sight
U.S. retail diesel prices have climbed above $6.50 a gallon for the first time, stretching a war-fueled rally that is now pressing into nearly every corner of the economy. The national average reached $6.505 on Saturday, the American Automobile Association said. Prices have jumped more than 87 cents in September alone, rising almost every day […]
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