German, Italian fuel prices fall

by Edgar Morgenroth Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol

Scholar power: 61.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	25%	19	32.7%
🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	28%	107	29.0%
Total			61.7%

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53.0%

2.5 h

1

61.7%

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0.381

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Edgar Morgenroth

@morgenrothedgar.bsky.social

That is actually government policy!
That is what lower emissions means.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2h

Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales

Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock

www.irishtimes.com

September 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM

by Steve Peers

17%

Scholar power: 17.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	11%	27	17.1%

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53.0%

4.1 h

96

17.1%

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0.221

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Steve Peers

@stevepeers.bsky.social

you broke it, you fix it

Politico @politico.com · 22h

White House looking to Europe to release diesel from strategic reserves

The idea comes as high energy prices drag GOP in midterm elections.

dlvr.it

September 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Iikka Korhonen	36%	25	18.0%

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47.0%

2.3 h

5

18.0%

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0.105

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Stanimir Dobrev

@delfoo.bsky.social

Russia has extended its diesel fuel export ban till the end of October 2026.

September 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM

by Robbie M. Andrew

24%

Scholar power: 24.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robbie M. Andrew	10%	65	24.2%

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47.0%

3.1 h

1

24.2%

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0.093

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Robbie Andrew

@robbieandrew.bsky.social

While those charts above track monthly sales of heavy trucks, estimated monthly diesel consumption has clearly dropped sharply this year.
robbieandrew.github.io/china

Graph showing: Monthly apparent diesel demand in China (Source: https://robbieandrew.github.io/china/)

September 30, 2026 at 12:17 PM

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth

10%

Scholar power: 10.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	25%	19	10.9%

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58.0%

2.7 h

0

10.9%

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0.069

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The Irish Times

@irishtimes.com

Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales

Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock

www.irishtimes.com

September 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM

by Wayne Visser

13%

Scholar power: 13.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Wayne Visser	8%	32	13.6%

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Scholar power

55.0%

4.3 h

2

13.6%

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0.044

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Prof Wayne Visser

@waynevisser.bsky.social

One of the pressure points emerging from the the US attack on Iran is the restricted supply - and hence rising price - of #diesel. Pivoting to electric trucking has made #China more resilient in the face of the oil shock.

September 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM

by Robbie M. Andrew

24%

Scholar power: 24.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Energy 35%, Economics 35%, Political science 20%, Business 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robbie M. Andrew	10%	65	24.2%

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45.0%

9.7 h

3

24.2%

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0.028

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Robbie Andrew

@robbieandrew.bsky.social

"The region’s oil producers are increasingly offering to ferry crude from Gulf ports to vessels waiting outside the strait, taking the risks of traversing the strait away from shipping companies that would normally load tankers inside the Gulf."