i know it comes from crude oil but is gasoline a byproduct of diesel fuel?

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

i know gasoline & diesel are byproducts of crude oil. the question is diesel fuel a byproduct of gasoline.

Oil prices are at the lowest levels since early May. Why is our avg price $ per gallon not that low again?

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

In early May, the average price $ per gallon in the U.S. was under per gallon. Right now, with oil back at that previous level, gasoline is still hovering around per gallon. Tell me that Exxon Mobile is not gouging us.
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How much crude oil does it take to make a gallon of diesel compared to a gallon of regular?

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

I know, in general autos get better gas mileage from diesel fuel, but as I understand it diesel fuel is more energy dense and I assume takes more crude oil to make. How much exactly? I would like to calculate how many miles one can drive on a barrel (42 gallons) of crude [...]