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Some highlights from AFPM’s 2026 Environmental Conference in gorgeous Salt Lake City, Utah! A huge thank you to all our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees!

A diesel export ban may sound like a way to lower fuel costs.

It won’t. It could actually raise gasoline prices.

Here’s why:

Part 4 of our ongoing series sharing expert perspectives on why a diesel export ban is the exact wrong move for our energy security.

(and seriously, we found so many quotes about this we created four long articles about it, so it should be clear that *any* kind of export ban would backfire spectacularly)

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Fresh from the AFPM Newsroom: We explain the high-level global dynamics at work in the diesel market, how we’re experiencing those things in the U.S. and what our refiners are doing to meet the moment.

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Out in Midland, Texas at one of the largest crude oil terminals in America, our oft-repeated line, “we make modern life possible,” rings truer than ever.

We caught up with Robert Nobles, VP of U.S. Facilities and Rail at Plains All American Pipeline, to learn more about the Midland terminal and how it helps move the crude oil used to make everyday products. Fun fact: Almost every American, at some point, has used fuel and materials that started out as oil moving through Midland.

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Why is the conflict in Iran driving up fuel prices everywhere? We explain:

We’ve shared why a diesel export ban could mean less U.S. fuel production and higher prices.

Now, a growing chorus of experts, analysts and administration officials is sounding the same warning specifically for gasoline: an export ban could push prices at the pump HIGHER.

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