distillate

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Hopes for an agreement led the market to overlook a bullish EIA inventory report showing U.S. commercial crude stocks down by 7.9 million barrels last week, although distillate stocks rose for a second straight week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

Despite this, the Portuguese energy company benefits from stronger distillate cracks—notably diesel and jet fuel—as the war in the Middle East upends energy markets, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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 commercial product usually contains combinations of several chemicals, suspended in a petroleum distillate plus some dispersing agent.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson