Published: · Region: Europe · Category: Forecast

Global Diesel Prices Surge Further as Russian and Saudi Supply Constraints Converge

Theater: Europe
Time horizon: 7d
Published: 2026-09-13
Moderate confidence (75%)
Risk direction: escalatory · Impact: CRITICAL

Full prediction

Over the next seven days, global diesel benchmarks are likely to post another leg higher as continued Russian refining attacks, political pressure on Kyiv, and the extended Saudi East–West pipeline outage tighten effective supply. Europe and parts of Latin America will feel the squeeze first through higher wholesale prices and refining margins, while the US faces political fallout from record diesel prices despite blaming Ukraine. Tightness will stimulate opportunistic exports from Asia and potentially push some developing economies into fuel-rationing or subsidy-stress scenarios. Confirmation would be widening diesel crack spreads and reports of new import tenders from vulnerable economies; denial would require unexpected Russian refinery recovery or coordinated release of product from strategic stocks.

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