distillate

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U.S. distillate stocks were 102.5 million barrels last week, and haven’t fallen below 100 million barrels since 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Middle distillate crack spreads remain very high, and will be a more important driver of earnings and cash flow than volume,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“With the loss of Port Arthur, your distillate crisis has gone up another level,” said Paul Sankey, analyst of Sankey Research, at an energy conference in Houston on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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

The commercial product usually contains combinations of several chemicals, suspended in a petroleum distillate plus some dispersing agent.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson