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distillate

[dis-tl-it, -ayt, dih-stil-it] / ˈdɪs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt, dɪˈstɪl ɪt /


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Gasoline stocks fell by 1.7 million barrels and distillate inventories dropped by 2.3 million barrels, leaving both well below their five-year seasonal averages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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

Privorotsky also warns that even if the U.S. now decides to “aggressively de-escalate” that “crude is just one component of the problem as distillate, gasoil, diesel and critically, European natural gas have all broken out.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 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


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