Posted by jdemaris on October 26, 2008 at 07:14:07 from (67.142.130.12):
In Reply to: O/T Gas and diesel posted by andy in IL on October 25, 2008 at 18:03:23:
As far as I can tell, the first big change, or disparity between gas and higher diesel began when Katrina hit New Orleans. Much of the nation's diesel fuel was diverted to there to run huge water pumps, and it was supposed to be temporary. At that time, red high sulfur fuel was temporarily allowed to be used on the road in that area also.
Also, the changeover to ultra-low sulfur was supposed to cost and extra 10 cents per gallon, and wound up being more. Diesel fuel has to be cooked to get the sulfur out of it, and after that expensive procedure, an additive has to be put in to make up for the lube lost due to the cooking process. More expense - and also the cooked fuel has less energy - sometimes 5% less.
Since high sulfur fuel has also been higher than gasoline, there are obviously other factors involved. I bought 500 gallons of red fuel yesterday for $2.69 per gallon. Two weeks ago it was $3.49.
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