{
  "id": 16175533,
  "title": "U.S. refineries have been running at very high rates in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/u-s-refineries-have-been-running-at-very-high-rates-in-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/u-s-refineries-have-been-running-at-very-high-rates-in-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. refinery fleet has run at higher-than-normal rates this year, with refinery utilization averaging more than 95% of capacity between May and September, the highest for those months since 1998. Tight global product supplies this year have boosted margins for petroleum products, particularly for diesel, incentivizing the increased run rates. Since 1991, U.S. refinery ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}