EIA: U.S. Retail Diesel Prices Down 2.3cts on Week


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The national average weekly price for retail diesel 
fuel fell by 2.3cts as of Monday (1/5) amid continued declines in all U.S. 
regions that defied freezing temperatures that usually result in greater demand 
for distillates-based heating, pricing data released Tuesday (1/6) by the 
Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed.

   The national average for retail diesel fuel stood at $3.477 gallon, after 
its fifth straight weekly decline. The national average was also down 8.4 cts 
year-on-year, although regions such as New England and Lower Atlantic, which 
are subsets of PADD 1, showed higher pricing compared with a year earlier.

   Lower diesel supply versus 2024 has kept year-on-year prices supported in 
some cases despite weekly drops. Freezing temperatures have also limited the 
downside in diesel prices, a proxy for heating oil.

   In East Coast (PADD 1), average diesel prices moved lower by 1.5cts to 
$3.630 gallon as of January 5, and 0.4cts below the same period last year.

   Weekly diesel prices in New England (PADD 1A) fell by 1.1cts to $4.024 
gallon, while staying up by 25.3cts year-over-year, in a region more directly 
exposed to winter heating demand that draws from the distillate pool.

   In the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), diesel slipped by 0.3cts to $3.872 
gallon, while standing 0.71cts higher on the year.

   In the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) -- where milder temperatures limited 
winter-driven demand, diesel fell by 2cts to $3.502 gallon, and 5.7cts 
year-over-year.

   In the Midwest (PADD 2), diesel prices dropped by 3.7cts to $3.387 gallon 
during the week ended January 5. Midwest diesel stood 14.3cts lower than the 
same week last year.

   In the Gulf Coast (PADD 3), weekly average diesel prices declined by 1.2cts 
to $3.172 gallon, and 9.7cts below levels from a year earlier, supported by 
ample refining capacity and steady supply.

   In the Rocky Mountain region (PADD 4), diesel dropped by 1.1cts to $3.222 
gallon, posting the largest weekly declines among all PADD regions. PADD 4 
diesel was also 20.8cts below the same period last year.

   In the West Coast (PADD 5), weekly average diesel prices fell by 2.8cts to 
$4.128 gallon, while marking a 1.9cts year-over-year drop.

   Diesel prices at West Coast less California decreased by 3.6cts to $3.683 
gallon last week. Year-on-year, it was down by 5.6cts.

   California diesel prices declined by 1.9cts to $4.641 gallon on the week but 
stood 2.3cts higher on the year, reflecting both seasonal demand and ongoing 
supply constraints.

    




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