# US diesel export ban could drive up gasoline prices, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/79591

- TASS, 2026-09-30 02:44 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2194801

> A possible US ban on diesel exports after storage facilities are filled could force refineries to reduce operations, cutting gasoline and jet-fuel output and raising prices, expert Oleg Nikolayev says. He estimates that up to 30% of US diesel production is exported and warns the measure could hurt producers and backfire on Washington.

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