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The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon.","category":"Business & Economy","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-16T18:05:26.384Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-16T17:11:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T18:05:26.384Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":67,"hype":48,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named analysts, with figures from AAA and Brent crude prices.","critic":"Quotes from analysts, specific figures and state-level data are provided, with context on seasonal price trends.","hype":"Headlines promise 'staggering increases' and 'stunning moves,' with some language like 'brutality at the pumps.'"}},"tags":["#GasPrices","#OilMarket","#UkraineWar","#IranConflict","#Economy"],"entities":["Tom Kloza","Patrick De Haan","Gulf Oil","GasBuddy","Ukraine","Iran"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Gasoline and diesel prices are predicted to rise significantly on Wednesday and Thursday.","Tom Kloza, chief energy advisor at Gulf Oil, warned of 'staggering increases' in fuel prices.","The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon.","Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran are cited as the main reasons for the expected price hikes."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Gasoline and diesel prices are expected to increase significantly on Wednesday and Thursday. Analysts attribute these predicted hikes to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, which are tightening global oil supplies. Tom Kloza, chief energy advisor at Gulf Oil, warned on Tuesday that the following 24 hours would bring 'staggering increases at the pump for both gasoline and diesel'."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and gasoline is at $4.355 per gallon, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. De Haan expects both prices to jump noticeably over the next 48 hours, with diesel potentially surpassing its inflation-adjusted peak from 2022. The national average price for gasoline was $4.37 per gallon on Wednesday, an increase from $4.33 on Tuesday."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Brent crude, the international standard, was trading at approximately $107 a barrel as of Wednesday. This is up from about $70 before the start of the conflict in Ukraine. The conflict in the Middle East has also affected oil supplies, with traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where one fifth of the world’s oil supply normally transits, being impacted."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on price predictions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Tom Kloza warned of 'staggering increases' in gasoline and diesel prices. Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy also warned of noticeable jumps in both fuel types over the next 48 hours. However, one report stated Kloza predicted that 'every single U.S. state will top $6/gal tomorrow or Thursday for sure,' a specific prediction not echoed in other accounts."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the political implications for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterms, a detail included in the full report from Newsweek. The full report from Newsweek also detailed specific state-level prices, including the highest in California and lowest in Indiana, and discussed the impact of a drone attack on an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"100% FED UP!","url":"https://100percentfedup.com/gas-prices-just-made-stunning-move","headline":"Gas Prices Just Made a Stunning Move – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T17:11:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WLTReport","url":"https://wltreport.com/2026/09/16/gas-prices-just-made-stunning-move","headline":"Gas Prices Just Made a Stunning Move","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T17:08:38.000Z"},{"sourceName":"BizToc","url":"https://biztoc.com/x/8b2b6a0598acd32b","headline":"Gas Prices To See ‘Staggering Increases.’ Map Shows Price Per State","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T15:59:29.000Z"},{"sourceName":"TrendingPolitics","url":"https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/gas-prices-make-massive-move-trin","headline":"Gas Prices Make Massive Move","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T15:37:10.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Raw Story","url":"https://rawstory.com/gas-price-spike","headline":"'Brutality at the pumps': Oil analysts predict 'huge' price explosion about to rattle U.S.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T13:52:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"End Time Headlines","url":"https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/09/gas-prices-set-for-staggering-jumps-across-several-states","headline":"Gas prices set for staggering jumps across several states","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T12:08:53.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Newsweek","url":"https://newsweek.com/gas-prices-to-see-staggering-increase-across-multiple-states-12448728","headline":"Gas prices to see \"staggering increases\" across multiple states","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T10:40:41.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":17,"centre":0,"right":83},"count":{"left":1,"centre":0,"right":5},"totalSources":7,"untracked":1,"rated":6,"observedAt":"2026-09-16T18:00:25.653459+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-09-16T18:15:30.749Z","closedAt":null,"checks":1,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["The left-rated report led with a quote from Tom Kloza predicting 'huge' price explosions and 'brutality at the pumps'. 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