The Trump administration is seeking voluntary reductions in U.S. diesel exports while continuing to assess broader restrictions, although the White House has denied that it is preparing a 90-day export ban. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has urged refiners to keep more diesel in the domestic market, arguing that larger inventories could provide immediate relief to consumers, while warning that a blanket ban would force refinery cutbacks and lift gasoline and jet-fuel prices. U.S. on-highway diesel reached a record $6.529 a gallon on Sept. 21, Energy Information Administration data showed, while distillate inventories stood 13% below their five-year seasonal average as of Sept. 11. The EIA expects constrained global diesel production to keep inventories low through much of 2027. Markets and industry groups remain concerned that formal export limits would strand fuel on the Gulf Coast, curtail crude processing and reduce supplies of other refined products.