distillate

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Gasoline inventories were forecast to have fallen by 2.6 million barrels and distillate stocks were expected to have fallen by 2.1 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

Energy markets are signaling an even tighter supply for distillate fuels, including diesel and jet fuel, ahead.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 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