Trump threatens France and Germany with embargo on American diesel if they do not draw on emergency stocks
A threatened diesel embargo and potential emergency-stock drawdown could affect diesel flows into France and Germany.
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First impact
Gasoline and diesel →Shortage riskEurope
Because the U.S. supplies more than half of Europe’s diesel, a US export ban would tighten diesel availability and strain flows into Europe.
“US supplies more than half of Europe’s diesel, and a ban would be “very serious” for the continent’s energy supply.”
88% confidenceCited →Gasoline and diesel →supply upFrance and Germany emergency fuel stockpiles
If France and Germany tap emergency fuel stockpiles, those reserve releases temporarily add diesel supply and offset part of the embargo shock.
“The Trump administration wants France and Germany to tap their emergency fuel stockpiles to help bring down global prices, or face a US diesel export ban, according to three sources familiar with the talks cited by Reuters. A second source, speaking from Europe, put a number on it: the US wants 120 million barrels of diesel released across the EU over the next six months.”
76% confidenceCited →