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US Distillate Fuel Demand Rose in Latest Week to Four-Year High Last Week, EIA Says

Business & Policy
February 20, 2026

(Reuters) – U.S. product supplied of distillate fuel oil, a measure of demand for diesel and heating oil, rose in the previous week to 4.75 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest since January 2022, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Thursday.

Product supplied of distillate fuels rose about 304,000 bpd in the week ended February 13, the data showed.

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Reporting by Nicole Jao and Scott DiSavino in New York