distillate

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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

U.S. crude oil inventories rose for a second consecutive week, while gasoline stocks fell and distillate stocks rose, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Energy Information Administration reports that national distillate fuel oil consumption is overwhelmingly concentrated in the transportation industry.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week amid a rebound in imports, while stocks of gasoline and distillate fuels declined, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town; the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck