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

U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 6.1 million barrels and distillate stocks were down by 4.5 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Gasoline inventories fell by 4.6 million barrels, and distillate fuel stocks decreased by 3.4 million barrels last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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