diesel

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Chinese authorities said Tuesday that under the country’s biweekly pricing mechanism, gasoline and diesel prices should have risen by 800 yuan and 770 yuan a ton, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“In some places, there was no diesel, only petrol.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The photo caption on an earlier version of this article incorrectly said a diesel gas pump belonged to Conoco.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

That means filling up a typical family car now costs roughly £10 more for petrol and more than £21 extra for diesel.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He was relieved; the other scents of the encampment—smoke, diesel, scorched metal, and a strange, dark electrical odor—were things he would have herded Peter away from.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker