distillate
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Both fuels come from the same middle-distillate group at the refining stage, while gasoline is a light distillate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Gulf Coast produces far more diesel than it consumes and accounted for roughly 90% of U.S. distillate exports last year, while the East and West coasts rely in part on imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, U.S. commercial crude inventories fell by around 640,000 barrels last week, a smaller draw than expected, while gasoline and distillate inventories increased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
U.S. gasoline inventories rose by 794,000 barrels to 207.7 million barrels, while distillate fuel stocks increased by 1.6 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As for postmedieval petroleum distillation, 19th-century chemists found the middle distillate fraction useful as fuel for oil lamps.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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