Italy to ask US energy secretary about potential diesel export ban, minister says
USO•Italy’s energy minister said the country will ask US Energy Secretary Chris Wright about a potential diesel export ban. A 90-day ban was reportedly being prepared, but Wright disputed the report.
1. Italy plans to raise issue
Italy will ask US Energy Secretary Chris Wright about a potential diesel export ban, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said, adding that he would speak with Wright Tuesday afternoon. A 90-day ban was reportedly being prepared amid a spike in prices ahead of the November midterm elections, but Wright disputed the report.
