US Energy Information Administration
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the federal statistical agency under the United States Department of Energy. It collects, analyzes, and publishes data on energy production, consumption, imports, exports, and prices. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., it is a principal source of official energy statistics for the US government and produces widely followed monthly reports on petroleum and other fuel inventories.
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Trump announces deal for Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US market
On 9 October 2026, Donald Trump announced that Russia would immediately supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to American and world markets under a deal with Vladimir Putin reached during a phone call. On the same day, the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 135, authorizing specified transactions involving Russian diesel through 7 April 2027. The deal was justified by Trump as a way to lower diesel prices that had risen because of a war with Iran ahead of the 3 November midterm elections; critics from both parties argued it contradicts a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports and the sanctions Trump himself signed in September.