427AC

Can someone please tell me why diesel fuel in the Denver area is 50-60 more expensive than regular unleaded gasoline.

jay05torque

in madison, wi gas is 2.59, diesel is 3.40.. this is b.s and i'm going veg oil converson. i've got plans on order. only god knows why it is and he isn't telling..

bumpytruck

In Milwaukee WI. it's the same as Mad. When unleaded goes down diesel goes up!!! Go figure that some years ago diesel was ALWAYS cheaper than unleaded. But there is no scam here I would like to know what has changed ,to cause diesel, to cost more than gas. 2 of the same products unchanged except for time?!!

drew03

i believe it's like that everywhere. I am currently combating against high fuel prices. My truck runs better when the muffler is in the attic of the garage.

RLFlynt

You Have to really ask why it cost more when you get diesel when you make unleaded!!!!!

smokindog

If that's the question you're asking then here is the answer....

While diesel is a byproduct of gasoline it is still not ready for sale immediately. Thanks to our wonderful friends at the EPA we are all running low sulfur diesel now. That was not the case back in '99 and early '00, but now it is. There are additional steps in the refining process to lower the sulfur content and maintain lubricity, thus increasing production costs. Guess who gets to foot the bill for that one? Us

What were Exxon's profits as of the end of August? I think something like $25.8 billion on $258 billion in sales. $0.10 on the dollar, whether we like it or not, seems pretty reasonable to me. I know that if that were all I made for a margin I would be finding another industry to get into. I'm not siding with the oil barons by any means, just putting the facts out there. Personally I have really limited my non revenue producing travel. I used to take a ride just to see all the leaves changing colors, or make a long weekend and drive somewhere new just because... not anymore. It stinks, but that is the choice I have made to keep more of the $$$ in my pockets and not theirs.

drew03

diesel dropped 30 cents a gallon to 2.89, but gas dropped to 2.06.

Hondo

The cost is being kept artificially high for one. The US is exporting diesel to Europe where they get paid more for it. By exporting it they are reducing the supply at home. Low supply + high demand = high price. Also the economy is actually not as bad as alot of us think (myself included). This can be seen partially in the trucking industry. The more trucking that is going on = more business and trade being conducted = more demand for diesel to fuel those trucks. Kind of a lousy Catch 22. I know my paycheck hasn't gotten any bigger in over 2 years.



Hondo

VADSLRAM

Taxes are one part. OTR transport pay for the lions share of road construction.
AND Gassers scream louder and Highly selfless dedicated public servants listen to the voters by pressuring big oil to get votes.
You ever notice that fuel prices shoot up, people scream, prices go down...NOT TO WHERE THEY WERE but up a few cents. Things calm down and the cycle starts again. Exxon made $345 for every man woman and child in the united states LAST QUARTER, That's profit. Why raise production when you can raise prices?

Boatnik

And that is all I can say about that.

hardyhindle

There's one other reason that is being overlooked. Diesel fuel has a much longer hydrocarbon chain than gasoline. Convieniently, refineries can crack diesel into gasoline, which is a much higher demand item. I'm sure, that during all this hurricane hype, they sent an aweful lot of diesel through the cracker to make gasoline. Now that there wasn't as much damage as they thought, they have too much gasoline (price dropping), and not enough diesel (price staying high). So, guess who gets screwed!! Also, don't forget, everyone is filling their oil tanks at the house for winter heating.. That can't be helping us either.....

Hardy.

dpfsharkbait

Diesel can also be converted to fuel oil, for home heating and electrical plants.
On another note, that financial statement with 10 percent return is
QUARTERLY..... What pays 40 percent interest?

ramtd02

id like too know where pple use heating oil?? here in canada noone i know through 4 provinces has heard of it either.....and lets be honest here folks......the amount of homes that could possibly be old enough to forgo the natural gas furnace, couldnt possibly drive up the cost of diesel.

Oil is $60/bbl, last time is was there gas was 80 cents/liter. Diesel was 72 cents/liter. now gas is at 85 cents a liter and diesel is at a 1.03/liter. This is ridiculous. The oil is under my foot, i help recover it (i work in the oilsands) and i am paying more than ppl who couldnt get anytype of hydrocarbon out from the ground beneath them...its RIDICULOUS.

Tom

Believe it or not, I actually saw diesel at a Shell and a Texaco station (located close to each other) today in northwest Houston, TX for 2.41 and 2.57 respectively. Surely, they priced it wrong on their signs, because it is normally above $3.00 a gallon at both of these places. Kinda hard to believe those prices will last.

taildragger

Right now its at $2.33 in OKC (at least it was on Sunday morning) and I think that its still dropping here...