Normally the bulk of Russia's diesel exports went to Europe, but at the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war Europe started boycotting Russian energy products and the Russians simply sent most of their output to Asia while maintaining production. At about the same time the US started exporting diesel to Europe causing prices here to skyrocket and supplies to drop.
Folks in the northeast are filling their heating oil tanks for the winter and diesel and heating oil are basically the same thing. Diesel shortage = heating oil shortage.
Normally the bulk of Russia's diesel exports went to Europe, but at the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war Europe started boycotting Russian energy products and the Russians simply sent most of their output to Asia while maintaining production. At about the same time the US started exporting diesel to Europe causing prices here to skyrocket and supplies to drop.
Folks in the northeast are filling their heating oil tanks for the winter and diesel and heating oil are basically the same thing. Diesel shortage = heating oil shortage.