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
Clean fuels companies built 7 billion gallons of capacity for renewable diesel and biodiesel—enough to meet 10% of U.S. distillate demand—and since March have added production capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But U.S. demand for distillate fuels hasn’t changed even as on-road prices for diesel have increased by more than $2.60.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
U.S. crude oil inventories fell for a third consecutive week while gasoline and distillate stocks saw increases, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town; the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
