diesel
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Product tankers carrying diesel and jet fuel depend more heavily on Suez than the VLCCs that dominate long-haul crude trades, according to Standard Chartered, making fuel markets particularly vulnerable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In the U.S., the squeeze is evident in the price of diesel and the margins of oil refiners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Much of the fall was a result of petrol and diesel prices easing as crude prices tumbled in the wake of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The lower figure for June was caused by cheaper fuel prices at the pump, particularly diesel, summer discounts on clothing and falling food prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
He made train noises and diesel horn noises but he wasnt sure what these might mean to the boy.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
But in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 are not allowed in the zone.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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