U.S. Diesel Inventories Hit Historic Lows At The Worst Possible Time

U.S. distillate stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, have slumped to their lowest level for this time of the year since 1951, just as the heating season starts and the EU embargo on Russian oil product imports kicks in in February.    Despite a small build in America’s distillate inventories last week, the levels are still at their lowest level since 1951, according to Financial Times estimates. The historically low stocks have pushed diesel prices much higher than the smaller rises in gasoline and crude oil this year.…