distillate

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U.S. distillate stocks were 102.5 million barrels last week, and haven’t fallen below 100 million barrels since 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Gasoline inventories were forecast to have fallen by 2.6 million barrels and distillate stocks were expected to have fallen by 2.1 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Gasoline inventories fell by 2.6 million barrels to 241.4 million barrels, and distillate fuel stocks increased by 3 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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