Moon of Alabama  September 18, 2026

There is a lack of diesel in the global markets. It is the most important fuel as it is used most land transport services, all agricultural machinery and lots of independent power sources.

The reasons for the lack of fuel are obvious:

For more than a year the U.S. has provided targeting data to Ukraine to damage or destroy Russian refineries:

Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help (archived) – FT, Oct 2 2025

The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken Vladimir Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table.

American intelligence shared with Kyiv has enabled strikes on important Russian energy assets including oil refineries far beyond the frontline, according to multiple Ukrainian and US officials familiar with the campaign.

The previously unreported support has intensified since midsummer and has been crucial in helping Ukraine carry out attacks that Joe Biden’s White House discouraged. Kyiv’s strikes have driven up energy prices in Russia and prompted Moscow to cut diesel exports and import fuel.

Russia’s prohibition of diesel export continues to this day.

Another obvious reason is the U.S-Israeli war on Iran launched in February of this year. Iran responded by blocking the Strait of Hormuz through which, in normal times, 20% of the global crude oil and oil product supplies flow. Several refineries in the Persian Gulf are unable to export the diesel they make.

A third reason is the reignition of the Saudi war on Yemen.

Continue reading at link below:

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/09/a-most-severe-diesel-crunch-will-soon-hit-europe.html