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U.S. Fuel Exports Hit Record High as Hormuz Crisis Reshapes Global Energy Flows

Diesel exports led the increase as Europe and Asia scrambled for fuel after Hormuz disruptions tightened global supplies, Bloomberg reported.

  • American oil product exports hit a record 8.2 million barrels per day last week as countries scrambled to replace fuel supplies disrupted by the Hormuz crisis.
  • The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has throttled Middle Eastern supplies, forcing global buyers to rely on American fuel shipments to replace lost volumes.
  • Distillate fuel shipments like diesel reached 1.9 million barrels a day, while American producers also export more than 5 million barrels per day of crude.
  • Retail diesel prices have soared to about $5.67 a gallon as export pressure strains Gulf Coast infrastructure, while jet fuel prices rose 57% since the war began.
  • The country acts as the supplier of last resort for global energy markets, though high export volumes continue straining domestic fuel capacity amid ongoing supply disruptions.
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Europe and Asia are increasingly reliant on American supplies of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. U.S. exports have surged to a record high after Middle East supplies were cut by war. Last week, the U.S. shipped more than 8.2 million barrels of refined fuels a day, up more than a fifth from a year earlier.

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Energy companies receive billions of extra profits.

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US fuel exports hit record high, a boon for oil companies and a threat to Trump - FTUS fuel exports hit record high due to war with Iran and global shortages. Domestic gasoline prices rose to a four-year high.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Why the US Fuel Export Boom Could Be Bad News for Trump US refined oil exports surpass 8.2 million barrels; refiners expected to hold $60 billion in cash US gasoline prices rise due to surge in exports Supply concerns grow as oil inventories run dry Europe and Asia face oil supply difficulties due to war with Iran

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