Gas prices expected to surge Wednesday and Thursday
Analysts cite conflicts in Ukraine and Iran for predicted price hikes.
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A gas station in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday.
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What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
67/100
Hype
48/100
7 sources · methodology
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'.
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.
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.
Disagreement on price predictions
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.
What the coverage left out
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.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 16 Sept 2026, 18:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The left-rated report led with a quote from Tom Kloza predicting 'huge' price explosions and 'brutality at the pumps'. It highlighted Kloza's argument that 'onerous gas prices were about to spike even higher amid President Donald Trump's war with Iran and the subsequent stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.' The report also included Kloza's prediction that 'every single U.S. state will top $6/gal tomorrow or Thursday for sure.'
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
5 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on the expected significant spike in gas prices on Wednesday and Thursday, citing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran as the cause. They noted Tom Kloza's warning of 'staggering increases' and mentioned that U.S. average diesel prices had reached $6.301 per gallon and gasoline $4.355 per gallon. Some reports included details about state-level price variations and the normal seasonal decrease in gas prices that is being questioned.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Gas prices expected to surge Wednesday and Thursday?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Gas prices expected to surge Wednesday and Thursday left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Gas prices expected to surge Wednesday and Thursday biased?
- Gas prices expected to surge Wednesday and Thursday is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Gas prices expected to surge Wednesday and Thursday?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When are gas prices expected to increase?
- Gasoline and diesel prices are expected to increase significantly on Wednesday and Thursday. Analysts have warned of 'staggering increases' at the pump due to tightening global oil supplies.
- What is causing the expected gas price increases?
- The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran are cited as the primary reasons for the expected price increases. These geopolitical events are reportedly squeezing global oil supplies, leading to higher crude oil prices.
- What are the current average prices for gas and diesel?
- The U.S. average diesel price has reached $6.301 per gallon, and the average gasoline price is at $4.355 per gallon. The national average for gasoline was $4.37 per gallon on Wednesday.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
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