The administration is now pressing Germany and France to release emergency diesel stockpiles, holding a U.S. export ban over them. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Europe would announce new diesel supplies, while Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was more guarded.
Trump said a diesel export ban was still on the table but showed less appetite for it.
BackgroundWhy Europe would feel a ban
- Europe's own refineries make only about 70% of the diesel it uses.
- About one-third of the UK's diesel imports came from the U.S. last year.