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Little relief ahead for diesel consumers

GasBuddy Blog -- While gasoline consumers may be jumping for joy or pumping with glee at falling gasoline prices, diesel consumers are being left out of the party, wanting in. Unfortunately, there's not much relief for diesel consumers in the months ahead.

Unlike gasoline, distillate (heating oil and diesel) peak consumption season is in the winter. Why is this, you ask? Distillate fuel can yield both diesel and heating oil because diesel and heating oil are very similar heavier oils. The problem here is that the Northeastern United States still consumes gobs of heating oil during the cold months, not natural gas. That means that peak consumption for distillate fuels during these months, keeping pressure on prices.

It certainly doesn't...

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Submitted Oct 19, 2012 By: PD

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 6:02:56 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse hye, then again, y'all have a lot higher gas prices to start with.
hyeglenn Champion Author Fresno Posts:1,065 Points:597,955 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2012 7:51:41 AM Ignore hyeglenn Report Abuse Here in California diesel is running .40 higher than gas.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2012 3:54:09 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse diesel around here is notoriously 50+ cents higher / gallon. Right now it's more like 60 cents.
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DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,607 Points:483,855 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 8:42:13 AM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse $4.19 is the cheapest for diesel around here & both my car & truck are diesels.
BOB2008 Rookie Author Detroit Posts:1 Points:32,270 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 7:33:53 AM Ignore BOB2008 Report Abuse diesel is a dollar a gallon higher than gas
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 3:40:55 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Jet; indeed.
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,886 Points:770,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 10:04:00 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse artificially high prices
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 10:00:58 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse 3.99/gal for diesel here.. still way too high.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,957 Points:1,274,050 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 9:54:15 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse I can remember when it was much cheaper than regular gasoline.
dcone2 All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:909 Points:82,685 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 7:02:02 PM Ignore dcone2 Report Abuse ok
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,406 Points:420,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 5:43:06 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Need it badly, $4.29 per gallon is way too high.
dockersbin Veteran Author Virginia Beach Posts:407 Points:259,635 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 2:40:40 PM Ignore dockersbin Report Abuse Not only sucks for them, they drive most goods that you buy in stores, and yes your cost of goods goes up with it. Too bad they don't go down when diesel goes down!
TOOMUCH Sophomore Author Toronto Posts:186 Points:19,000 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 10:42:42 AM Ignore TOOMUCH Report Abuse still too much.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 3:41:38 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Donatelo: diesel engines run better on diesel or biodiesel. And we need them b/c they have the better torque for hauling.
Lobsters11 Rookie Author Sacramento Posts:29 Points:16,075 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 8:48:44 PM Ignore Lobsters11 Report Abuse Sucks for them
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,118 Points:291,825 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 7:00:18 PM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse All diesel engines should run on natural gas, we have plenty of it, and it an easy conversion.
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,442 Points:1,323,805 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 10:10:31 AM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Diesel dropped in my town last night by a dime.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,599 Points:1,607,570 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 4:03:51 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse diesel has its place. But we all pay for high diesel (high cost of transportation of goods means higher prices at the store).
TTQuattro Rookie Author Indiana Posts:72 Points:45,060 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 10:16:59 PM Ignore TTQuattro Report Abuse i still want a diesel powered car tho
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,931 Points:1,180,810 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 9:51:37 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse Price tooooo HIGH
twinfanMN Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,619 Points:454,250 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 10:57:04 AM Ignore twinfanMN Report Abuse These prices need to come down
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barryo62 Rookie Author Iowa Posts:1 Points:395 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 9:38:39 AM Ignore barryo62 Report Abuse I am a farmer from Iowa.I have diesel powered tractors I use on my farm it is spendy to use them. Everyone in this country is effected by diesel prices not just users. Goods at stores,services,buses,trucks,mining equipment,ships,rairoads,are some users of diesel fuel that effect all of us of consumers.We all effected by high diesel prices.
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