HoustonUS diesel hit a record $6.53 a gallon, AAA data show.
President Trump says he is seriously considering banning diesel exports as the November midterms near.
The US supplied about half of Europe’s diesel imports in August, government data show, so a ban would export the shortage.
The American Petroleum Institute warns a ban could force refineries to cut diesel, gasoline and jet fuel output.
The White House is also weighing wider sales of red-dyed diesel, which escapes most federal fuel tax.
How each outlet framed it
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- Reuters
- emphasizes Trump export ban consideration and regulatory relief (red-dyed diesel legalization) as electoral strategy; details state-level measures (Alabama, California) amid midterm elections
- RT leans critical
- foregrounds Europe's supply vulnerability to US export ban; maps refinery margins and energy costs as leverage, cites Strait of Hormuz disruption and Russian refinery attacks