Diesel benchmark falls in a post-Maduro oil market that barely moved
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-06 17:20
In a non-development that would have been inconceivable 20, 30 or 40 years ago, a military went into an OPEC country–a founding member, no less–captured its leader, took him away and oil markets yawned. The biggest move in any key oil price since the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro may have come Tuesday when the benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined 2.3 cents/gallon to $3.477/g, the sixth week in a row the price has declined. It was posted Tuesday, effective Mon ...