distillate

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Gasoline inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels, marking a 12th consecutive weekly draw, and distillate stocks fell by 1.3 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

“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 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