diesel

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Some 20% of the world's oil trade, the raw ingredient for producing both petrol and diesel, has been halted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Record diesel prices are crushing California’s truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

While investors unloaded futures contracts for gasoline and diesel on Wednesday, both traded 75% higher or more than where they started the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Oil futures dropped over 13% after the US-Iran ceasefire, but retail gasoline and diesel prices are not expected to fall as quickly.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Inside the truck box lives a smell: clay, spilled diesel mixed with something putrid.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr