Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> writes: > I was planning on writing an email about this tonight. > > Over the last few months, our gasoline prices have inched downward and > our diesel prices have inched upward. > > Is that so consumers will feel good about "cheap" gasoline, but not see > the increased diesel prices because they are hidden in the cost of goods > and the goods manufacturers and sellers will be blamed? > > Or is it because winter is approaching and people are stocking up on > heating oil? > > Or is it because someone is jigging the futures prices?
The rationale I've heard is that with current refining technology, it's possible to get a lot more gasoline out of a barrel of oil than in the past. So years ago diesel was in some sense a "waste product" in the refining process, plentiful relative to demand, and therefore cheap. Cheaper than gasoline at any rate. Today, more of each barrel of crude is refined into gasoline as there is higher demand for it. Therefore, a lower supply of diesel, and higher prices. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com