At the UN, Donald Trump, the president, said he had called inside his own government for diesel not to be exported. The Financial Times headline says he would back a US diesel export ban. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said officials were examining whether a full or partial ban was feasible. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned a ban could cut refinery output and raise coastal fuel prices. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum warned of retaliation by other energy exporters. No ban has been adopted.
At the UN, Donald Trump, the president, said he had called inside his own government for diesel not to be exported. The Financial Times headline says he would back a ban on US diesel exports. Reuters and the Financial Times are describing that same public backing.[1], [2]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said officials were examining whether a full or partial ban was feasible, Reuters reports. The examination is not a decision. No ban has been adopted.[1]
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned a ban could cut refinery output and raise coastal fuel prices, Reuters reports. US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum warned of retaliation by other energy exporters. Those cautions sit beside Trump's backing. They are arguments inside the administration, not a published rule. Reuters is explicit that no ban has been adopted, and the Financial Times headline does not claim one either. Bessent's feasibility review, in the Reuters account, is still a study.[1]
