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Not so long ago, the primary concern we had about fuel prices each year as the leaves in many parts of the nation began to change was that refineries would divert some of their processing capacity to home heating oil production.

The average price of U.S. retail diesel last week had its sharpest increase since February, rising 6.8 cents to a five-month high of $3.981 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

Retail diesel prices gained 1.3 cents last week to $3.913 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported, while crude oil rose to its highest level in more than two years on concerns about potential Western military action against Syria.

U.S. retail diesel prices changed direction last week, gaining 0.4 cent a gallon to reach a national average of $3.90 after declining 1.9 cents over the previous two weeks, the Department of Energy reported.

The average price of a gallon of U.S. retail diesel last week inched down 1.3 cents to $3.896, continuing a pattern of “unexciting” fuel moves that offer little consolation to fleets.

U.S. retail diesel prices declined for the first time in five weeks, as the national average price dipped 0.6 cent to $3.909 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.