distillate

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From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Despite this, the Portuguese energy company benefits from stronger distillate cracks—notably diesel and jet fuel—as the war in the Middle East upends energy markets, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

U.S. crude-oil inventories rose more than expected in a sixth consecutive weekly increase, while gasoline and distillate stocks fell, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The market for what are known as distillate fuels, which include jet fuel and diesel, has become the pressure point in the Iran war.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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