distillate
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Gasoline inventories also fell from last week and are 6% below their five-year average, while inventories of distillate fuel such as diesel are about 12% below their five-year average.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Crude stockpiles in developing countries are at multidecade lows, and in the U.S., gasoline and distillate stocks also sit below the five-year average, with demand still firm, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Find insight on distillate inventories, commercial crude stocks, higher fuel costs and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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
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
