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Originally Posted by cmyX5go
It's a bunch of BS! Can someone please explain why diesel is higher than premium. It used to be that diesel was cheaper than regular. Doesn't it take less to process diesel?
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L, no petro scientist here, but when I was posting to the "stop the
carbon/CO2 myth" thread, I found this from a cursory peruse of the
net:
"I see from noodling around several sites that a basic BBL of oil
usually yields ~7 gallons of diesel;
whereas, they often yield 20+ gallons of gasoline...that
may have something to do with the usually
higher price per gallon for diesel vs. gasoline..."
No idea if that ~7 gal of diesel yield "costs" more or less than the "cost"
of gas, derived vis a vis the cracking/refining process.
I'm sure some of the more knowledgeable can add to it.
Your truck biz O/Ops must be up against the wall with this diesel pricing...
I think diesel is less than gasoline in many Euro countries as they have a slightly
diff blend, by regs, and the usual exorbitant fuel taxes are reduced/tilted by the
gov'ts for diesel there.
My 25Cents if up...
BR,mD