Press & Media
Reporters and producers reach me for plain-English analysis of gas, diesel, crude, and refined-products markets. A selection of recent coverage is below, and I'm quick to respond on deadline.
Recent coverage
Across national business and news outlets. Updated September 2026.
Feature
Sep 11, 2026
On Power Lunch, Patrick warns that record diesel, the fuel that moves food, freight, and nearly everything else, is becoming a "silent killer" for the broader economy, with Americans paying roughly $700 million more a day for fuel than a year earlier.
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Video
Sep 13, 2026
On Bloomberg This Weekend, Patrick explains why simply pumping more crude won't fix the crunch: refiners are already running near their limits, leaving little room to add gasoline and diesel supply quickly.
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Explainer
Sep 11, 2026
Patrick walks through the consumer fallout of record diesel, warning it could "blow past" $8 in California, where some pumps aren't even built to display what comes next, and that the cost feeds straight into groceries and freight.
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Analysis
Sep 11, 2026
Patrick breaks the record down for households, from the refrigerated food supply chain to farming and heavy transport, and cautions that California prices could run beyond $8 a gallon.
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Analysis
Sep 2026
Patrick's weekly analysis is cited on the unusual late-season strength in prices, with diesel, the fuel that drives the U.S. economy, leading the way higher rather than easing into winter.
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Video
Sep 11, 2026
A Fast Money breakdown of what's pushing pump prices up late in the season, and how far the move could run as geopolitical supply shocks work through the market.
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Analysis
Sep 2026
Patrick lays out the two forces driving pump prices higher, noting diesel surged in every state in a single week while a new Labor Day record for gasoline eclipsed a mark that had stood since 2012.
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Video
Dec 9, 2025
On Varney & Co., Patrick makes the early call for a fourth straight year of easing prices, the outlook that framed much of the 2026 conversation before geopolitics intervened.
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Profile
2024
A profile of the job behind the numbers, refinery runs, inventories, and market data, and Patrick's running effort to correct what the public is told about who actually controls the price at the pump.
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