Once you try vegetable oil, you will never go back :-) -Dave Walton 94 S350, 99 E300
On 11/28/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > time to switch to gas cars again. > > John M McIntosh wrote: > > > A few paragraphs I'll copy/paste here, just some doom and gloom... > > > > The cost of diesel has eased in recent weeks, but U.S. diesel prices > > still remain significantly higher than gasoline prices as refiners > > struggle to meet global demand for the fuel after hurricanes Katrina > > and Rita. The average U.S. retail price for diesel is $2.51 a gallon, > > 40 cents higher than a year ago, and 31 cents higher than the average > > price of regular unleaded gasoline. > > > > Because U.S. refiners are geared to make more gasoline than diesel, > > and with strong demand in Europe and Asia constraining exports of > > diesel to the U.S., "The industry is less flexible," in ramping up > > its diesel supplies, says Larry Goldstein, president of the Petroleum > > Industry Research Foundation. > > > > The approach of winter in the northern hemisphere is keeping > > additional pressure on the price of diesel. Diesel is a distilled > > fuel like heating oil, and so its prices often move in sync with that > > popular winter fuel. New York Mercantile Exchange heating-oil prices > > are down 23% from a high of $2.20 a gallon on Sept. 1, but are up 16% > > over a year earlier. The Department of Energy reported that > > distillate supplies rose by 1.1 million barrels for the week ended > > Nov. 18, but they remain at the lower end of the average range for > > this time of year. > > > > ...... > > > > There isn't much help coming from overseas. European refiners also > > are struggling to make more diesel fuel, because Europe uses more > > diesel than it produces. So while gasoline imports surged to 1.54 > > million barrels a day during the week ending Oct. 14, more than 50% > > higher than normal, imports of low-sulfur diesel have shown little > > growth. > > > > Diesel demand is high in Europe in part because automobiles there > > increasingly run on the fuel. In China, demand has been high because > > electric-power shortages led manufacturers to run their plants on > > diesel-powered generators. Even in the U.S., demand for diesel is > > rising faster than demand for gasoline. > > > > Analysts say such trends could be particularly troublesome next year, > > when U.S. environmental regulations requiring lower sulfur content in > > diesel could further crimp supplies. U.S. refiners fear that the new > > low-sulphur diesel could be contaminated by sulphur residue in the > > pipelines during transport, potentially forcing them to re-refine the > > fuel. > > > > > > John > > 1983 300TDt 358k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > > 1990 300TDt 154k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > > 1993 500SEL 168k Kilometers (mobil 1 0w40) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, > 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
