Briefs, 2026-09-06

• daily No brief this cycle; fixed the Biofuels feed bug that mis-tagged a PC cooler Biofuels & Renewables
• daily Murphy USA posts a strong Q2 as fuel margins do the heavy lifting C-Store & Retail
• daily US diesel hits $5.85 a gallon as Energy Secretary Wright blames Ukraine's refinery strikes and Biden-era plant closures Freight & Haulers
• daily OPEC+ holds October output flat as Strait of Hormuz chokes Persian Gulf exports Oil & Refining
• daily Fresh LP Gas adds a third LPG carrier to its import fleet Propane & Heating Oil
• daily Pump prices near $1 above last year into Labor Day as drones knock out a Russian gasoline unit Industry
• datanote Street diesel margin is $1.104, down 37 cents in a month Industry
• deepdive Why did the diesel retail-wholesale spread narrow to 1.104 this month? Industry

Fuel Wire, 2026-09-06

186 stories. Headlines link to the original source.

• Oil Majors Seek Bigger Bargaining Power in Labor Disputes OilPrice.com
• Zion Oil & Gas completes horizontal drilling at MJ-02 well in Israel World Oil
• API, KOGAS expand technical cooperation on natural gas, energy standards World Oil
• High Fuel Prices Are Powering an Electric Motorcycle Boom OilPrice.com
• Colombia Moves to Reverse Fracking Ban, Eyes $4 Billion in New Oil Investment OilPrice.com
• Energy secretary predicts gas prices will come down GN: Gasoline prices
• OPEC+ decides not to change oil production in October GN: Refinery
• Pipeline upgrade to boost Noic, Mutapa returns GN: Pipeline fuel supply
• Iran doubles gasoline price amid fears of renewed unrest GN: Gasoline prices
• Record-high gas prices, backbreaking airfare for Labor Day weekend GN: Gasoline prices
• Labor Day weekend gas prices hit record high GN: Gasoline prices
• Oil Prices Rise Slightly After U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes GN: Gasoline prices
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks out on gas prices, nuclear agreement amid Iran War GN: Gasoline prices
• Oil Edges Higher on Renewed Middle East Tensions: Markets Wrap GN: Refinery
• Iran, U.S. escalate attacks on oil tankers as war drags on World Oil
• OPEC+ keeps October oil production quotas unchanged amid Iran war World Oil
• Logistics, Crude Sourcing, Others Drive Fuel Price Volatility GN: Refinery
• Trump’s Energy secretary embarrassingly says he has no opinion on future of gas prices - then makes his best guess GN: Gasoline prices
• CA: LABOR DAY TRAVEL COMES AMID HIGHER GAS PRICES GN: Gasoline prices
• US gas prices reaching all-time high for Labor Day weekend GN: Gasoline prices
• Atesh says agent destroyed communications tower before Ukrainian strike on Perm refinery GN: Refinery
• Energy Secretary Crashes And Burns On Gas Prices In Network TV Spree GN: Gasoline prices
• Gas prices remain high for Labor Day weekend, could set record GN: Gasoline prices
• Gas prices hit at an all time high moving into Labor Day GN: Gasoline prices
• High gas prices over holiday weekend GN: Gasoline prices
• MSI MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 AIO Review: Bold and stunning, with market-leading performance Biofuels topic (GN)
• Libya arrests five over drone attacks on oil complex - Region - World GN: Refinery
• Opposition calls for tax cut as fuel prices surge GN: Diesel prices
• Record Labor Day Gas Prices Expected: Where To Find Cheapest Gas In Laguna Beach GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukraine hits Ryazan refinery units accounting for over 77% of crude capacity GN: Refinery
• Iranian regime raises fuel prices for users surpassing 110 liters a month GN: Gasoline prices
• Iran’s government to raise gas prices for heavy users due to war and sanctions GN: Gasoline prices
• US energy secretary says gas prices likely to go down GN: Gasoline prices
• Iran's government to raise fuel price for heavy users GN: Gasoline prices
• Turns out the trick to lower gas prices is driving less, according to the US energy secretary GN: Gasoline prices
• The trick to lowering gas prices is driving less, US energy secretary says GN: Gasoline prices
• Diesel Just Hit A Record $5.85 — Here’s Why Everything In Michigan Could Get More Expensi GN: Gasoline prices
• Fire reported at Russian refinery following Ukrainian strikes GN: Refinery
• Gas Prices Defy Seasonal Drop, Push Toward $6 GN: Gasoline prices
• Trump's energy boss wavers on gasoline price path GN: Gasoline prices
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Labor Day gas prices GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukraine strikes Rostov airfield, Ryazan refinery and three air defense targets GN: Refinery
• Israel cuts gasoline price by 50 agorot — Jerusalem Post GN: Gasoline prices
• Fuel prices to remain stable GN: Gasoline prices
• U.S. Navy escorts keep Hormuz oil flowing, energy chief says (CO1:COM:Commodity) GN: Refinery
• TAQA Arabia to Invest EGP 1.4 Bn in New Fuel Depot GN: Fuel jobber / marketer
• Wright blamed Ukraine and Biden in part for the high price of diesel GN: Diesel prices
• Southland Gas Prices Rise for 19th Consecutive Day GN: Gasoline prices
• ‘We're doing everything we can to push them down’: Wright on gas prices GN: Gasoline prices
• US Gas Prices Expected to Drop, Wright Says GN: Gasoline prices
• Trump’s Energy secretary embarrassingly says he no opinion on future of gas prices - then makes his best guess GN: Gasoline prices
• Trump Official Keeps Distancing Himself From Predicting Gas Prices — But Doing It Anyway GN: Gasoline prices
• Gas prices set a record for Labor Day. Trump's energy secretary says they are 'more likely to go down than go up.' GN: Gasoline prices
• Sunoco board chair says gas prices are "painful," but "people are still filling their cars up" GN: Gasoline prices
• Labor Day weekend gas prices have never been higher GN: Diesel prices
• Energy secretary: ‘I don’t want to have an opinion’ on rising gas prices GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukraine Strikes Deep Into Russia, Hitting Airfield, Major Oil Refinery and Air Defenses GN: Refinery
• Gas Prices Still High As Labor Day Weekend Continues GN: Gasoline prices
• Gasoline Prices Rise on Big Holiday Travel Weekend GN: Gasoline prices
• Israel cuts gasoline prices by 50 agorot after Smotrich approves temporary excise relief GN: Fuel tax
• Crude Oil Weekly Outlook: WTI Holds Above 7-Month Resistance GN: Crude oil market
• Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has completely halted operations following a strike by FP-1 drones. GN: Refinery
• Israel cuts fuel tax as gasoline prices hit record high GN: Gasoline prices
• Defense forces strike Ryazan Oil Refinery, airfield, and three air defense facilities - General Staff GN: Refinery
• Murphy USA (MUSA) Delivers Robust Second-Quarter Earnings on Surging Fuel Margins Fuel retailer earnings (via GN)
• Former Trump Economic Adviser: Iran's Oil Exports Have Fallen to Zero. Here's What It Could Mean for Oil Prices GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukraine Strikes Ryazan Oil Refinery, Rostov Airfield, Podlet Radar and Two Pantsir-S1 Systems GN: Refinery
• Israel cuts fuel tax as US-Iran conflict pushes up gasoline prices GN: Gasoline prices
• Wright says US gas prices more likely to go down than up GN: Gasoline prices
• Ryazan Oil Refinery: What it Produces and How Much Gasoline it Releases Annually GN: Refinery
• OPEC+ halts oil output hike, maintains October production level GN: OPEC
• How are recent US-Iran strikes impacting gas prices this holiday weekend? GN: Diesel prices
• Gas prices to fall at midnight GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukrainian Drones Strike Ryazan Oil Refinery, Hitting Isomal-2 Isomerization Unit GN: Refinery
• Diesel at $5.85 a gallon is turning 2026 peak season into a pricing exercise GN: Diesel prices
• Drones attack Ryazan: fire at oil refinery following strike reported GN: Refinery
• Ryazan oil refinery, airfield and three air defense facilities: General Staff confirms Defense Forces strikes on facilities in Russia GN: Refinery
• Ukraine's General Staff: defence forces hit Ryazan oil refinery, airfield and air defence assets in Russia GN: Refinery
• OPEC+ to keep crude output level in October GN: OPEC
• Motorists shouldn't expect the usual post-Labor Day drop in gas prices this year GN: Gasoline prices
• Strike on Ryazan refinery knocks out more than 77% of its refining capacity GN: Refinery
• More than 77% of the Ryazan Oil Refinery's capacity has been put out of commission: The Defense Forces struck the refinery, an airfield, and air defense systems in Russia GN: Refinery
• Ukraine struck an airfield and an oil refinery in Russia GN: Refinery
• Russians deployed attack helicopter during strike on Ryazan oil refinery, but drones reached their target. VIDEO GN: Refinery
• OPEC+ cartel sticks to status quo on oil production GN: OPEC
• From Barbecue to Tank: Beef Tallow Becomes B100 Biodiesel, Powers JBS Truck for 500,000 km Without Fossil Diesel, Converts Meat Waste into Heavy Cargo Fuel Biofuels topic (GN)
• Ukrainian forces strike Ryazan oil refinery, airfield and three Russian air defense assets GN: Refinery
• Ryazan Refinery Hit Amid U.S. Envoys' Kyiv Visit GN: Refinery
• Buffalo Biodiesel warns cooking oil theft on the rise Biofuels topic (GN)
• OPINION: Crooked path may be only straight answer for gas pipeline GN: Pipeline fuel supply
• OPEC+ maintains output as Nigeria seeks higher production GN: OPEC
• Ryazan oil refinery, airfield, and three air defense facilities in Russia hit, - General Staff GN: Refinery
• Jerry Carl urges petroleum industry to lower prices as midterm concerns loom GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukrainian drones took Ryazan’s blending unit after knocking out two of its four crude units GN: Refinery
• Farmers Are Going Broke Amid Rising Gas Prices, While the Ag Secretary Profits Off Them GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukrainian Drones Hammer Major Russian Oil Refinery, Knocking Out Key Gasoline Unit GN: Refinery
• Drones Spark Fire in Russia’s Ryazan Region as Oil Refinery Emerges as Possible Target GN: Refinery
• Fire Point confirms FP-1 drone strike on major Russian oil refinery in Ryazan GN: Refinery
• OPEC+ pauses oil output hikes after four straight monthly increases GN: OPEC
• US Gas Prices Top $4 as Travel Plans Shrink... GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukrainian forces attacked the Ryazan oil refinery using FP-1 drones GN: Refinery
• Oil refinery on fire in Ryazan – CCD GN: Refinery
• Iraq targets 5M bpd oil exports with new Türkiye, Syria routes GN: Refinery
• An oil refinery caught fire in Ryazan GN: Refinery
• Brent and WTI Crude Oil Prices Climb Higher with Iran to Declare Hormuz Restricted Zone After US Attacks GN: Crude oil market
• Ryazan oil refinery hit by drones again GN: Refinery
• Ryazan Oil Refinery and Rostov Targeted in Drone Wave GN: Refinery
• Russia's Ryazan oil refinery erupts in flames again after drone strike GN: Refinery
• Drones attack Ryazan oil refinery in Russia – video GN: Refinery
• Sacramento gas prices surge again, some stations top $6 a gallon GN: Gasoline prices
• Fuel prices surge again as diesel nears record highs GN: Diesel prices
• Drones attacked Ryazan: fire broke out at oil refinery, – media reports. VIDEO&PHOTOS GN: Refinery
• UAVs attacked the Ryazan oil refinery: the Russians deployed a Ka-52 helicopter GN: Refinery
• Average Washington gas prices: high, and staying that way, per White House GN: Gasoline prices
• Ukrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan oil refinery, cities across Russia GN: Refinery
• Seven OPEC+ Countries Keep October Oil Output Policy Unchanged GN: OPEC
• OPEC Plus to Keep Oil Production Steady GN: OPEC
• 7 OPEC+ countries to maintain their September oil production quotas in October GN: OPEC
• CRAK: Record Refining Margins Still Look Cheap At 9x Earnings (NYSEARCA:CRAK) GN: Refinery
• Sanders calls for end to Iran war, cites rising gas prices GN: Gasoline prices
• OPEC keeps oil production quotas steady through end of year GN: OPEC
• Bernie Sanders Slams Trump’s Iran War as Gas Prices Hit $4.15 Ahead of Labor Day: 'End This War Now' GN: Gasoline prices
• When Fuel Gets Too Expensive, Par Pacific's Boom And The Risk Behind It (NYSE:PARR) GN: Refinery
• OPEC, Allies Agree to Keep Oil Output Steady in October GN: OPEC
• OPEC+ Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Production Quotas Unchanged GN: OPEC
• Vigil held for 16-year-old killed in Manassas shooting; Gas prices hit record high for Labor Day GN: Diesel prices
• Oil prices locally rise GN: Propane / heating oil
• Labor Day gas prices: Houston drivers paying nearly $1 more per gallon than last year GN: Gasoline prices
• Local gas prices on the uptick GN: Gasoline prices
• GOP panics as Trump admin desperately spins soaring fuel prices: 'Can't message that away' GN: Diesel prices
• Gas prices soar for Labor Day weekend GN: Gasoline prices
• OPEC+ Holds October Oil Policy Steady As Hormuz Disruption Clouds 2027 Quota Talks GN: OPEC
• Oil on troubled waters GN: Refinery
• U.S. Secures 100-Year Venezuelan Oil Rights, Gasoline Prices Unchanged [Current Affairs Show] GN: Gasoline prices
• OPEC+ set to keep oil output policy unchanged on Sunday, sources say GN: OPEC
• “From Fuel Pumps To Autogas: Ogungbangbe Lays Out Plan To Re-engineer Nigeria’s Energy Transport” Propane topic (GN)
• Russia Is Redrawing Its Energy Map Through the Arctic OilPrice.com
• FWO seeks 4-year payback for $432m Azeri-funded pipeline GN: Pipeline fuel supply
• Oil-Rich Oman Bets Big on Renewable Energy OilPrice.com
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright Crashes And Burns On Gas Prices In Back-To-Back Interviews GN: Gasoline prices
• NMDPRA blames logistics costs, single-source refining for petrol price volatility GN: Refinery
• Borderlands Mexico: Trucker protest raises stakes in Mexico-US B-1 visa dispute FreightWaves
• East Africa’s largest economy joins growing wave of African countries banning raw mineral exports and pushing local processing GN: Refinery
• BP and Marathon use lockouts in US labor disputes — OilPrice GN: Refinery
• Bezalel Smotrich signs order cutting gasoline prices by 50 agorot per liter in Israel GN: Gasoline prices
• Maine Labor Day travelers hit the road despite high gas prices GN: Gasoline prices
• Oil and gas spill into farmland as ONGC pipeline develops fresh leak in Assam’s Sivasagar GN: Pipeline fuel supply
• Higher gas prices add to Labor Day travel costs across Texas GN: Gasoline prices
• Sugar is outperforming the stock market this year. Here's what's driving it, and where it can go from here Biofuels topic (GN)
• OGJ Processing Report - Dec 17th, 2025 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• Wright says US is open to a deal with Iran GN: Diesel prices
• Record-high gas prices for Rhode Island drivers this Labor Day weekend GN: Gasoline prices
• Northern Ireland home heating oil prices continue to rise ahead of new £100 voucher NEFI / heating fuels (via GN)
• Veteran Workforce Series - bpnews.com Butane-Propane News (via GN)
• Petroleum Minister highlights refining, transport upgrades to secure energy supplies GN: Refinery
• 'This Week' Transcript 9-6-26: Energy Secretary Chris Wright, former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall & Utah Gov. Spencer Cox GN: Gasoline prices
• Riverside County Gas Prices Increase for 19th Straight Day GN: Gasoline prices
• HSE Compliance Jobs in Vung Tau City with Baker Hughes Rigzone
• Gas prices over $6 a gallon in SLO County, find lowest costs GN: Gasoline prices
• OPEC Keeps Production Quota Unchanged for October GN: OPEC
• Russia burns as oil refinery on fire after drone attack and explosions heard in major city GN: Refinery
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Sep 18th, 2025 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Mar 5th, 2026 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Sep 4th, 2025 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Oct 2nd, 2025 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Feb 19th, 2026 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Mar 19th, 2026 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Jan 1st, 2026 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• OGJ Energy Transition Update - Apr 16th, 2026 Oil & Gas Journal (via GN)
• Ukraine targets Russian Rostov-on-Don airfield in overnight strike GN: Refinery
• The U.S. Just Added 162,000 Jobs. So Why Are Americans Still Feeling Broke? GN: Gasoline prices
• Equinor Starts Up 100 MW Energy Storage Project in Texas Rigzone
• Nigeria: Suspected oil thieves killed after inhaling fumes GN: Refinery
• POSCO joins Qantas, Airbus in bumper Jet Zero capital raising GN: SAF (sustainable aviation fuel)
• Americans are discovering an unwelcome surprise before their holiday trips GN: Gasoline prices
• Okrika Pipeline Incident: NSCDC Confirms Death of Four Persons, Begins Probe into Cause of Casualty PHMSA pipeline safety (via GN)
• OPEC Sticks With Plan to Keep Oil Output Quotas Unchanged GN: OPEC
• Happy Labor Day. Everything's about to cost more! | Opinion GN: Diesel prices
• Russia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as US Envoys Head for Kyiv GN: Refinery
• California drivers change Labor Day weekend plans as gas prices surge GN: Gasoline prices
• Surging diesel prices over Labor Day weekend hit Iowa trucking, agricultural industries GN: Diesel prices
• FleetOwner Top 5 Stories of the Week - Sep 5th, 2026 FleetOwner (via GN)
• Hitting the road? Here are the Labor Day weekend gas prices in Arizona GN: Diesel prices
• Rolls-Royce gets methanol-ready certification for mtu marine engines Biofuels Digest (via GN)
• PETRONAS deploys agentic AI to accelerate Malaysia upstream investment World Oil
• Most Critical Minerals Aren’t Going to the Energy Transition OilPrice.com