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I'm at the point where anything in the "news" seems suspect. The demoralization continues. No masks? We'll take your gas/diesel away.

I'm at the point where anything in the "news" seems suspect. The demoralization continues. No masks? We'll take your gas/diesel away.

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[–] [deleted] • 3 pts

Down voted…has a lot of factual errors.

I worked as a chemical engineer in refineries. There are a lot of processes that will change the yields you get out of a barrel of oil. The margins on diesel are much bigger than gasoline….they are making all the diesel they can.

Why a shortage? Here’s why:

Beginning of heating season. Plus nobody in the west is buying Russian oil. Plus reduced American output due to Joe Xiden. Plus OPEC production cuts just announced.

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Diesel is a fuel to the common reader, it's written on the fuel pumps, we're not writing text books here.

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Wasn't there something about additives too? I think I remembered reading something about that.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

I don’t know. Popular additives that refiners use to meet diesel specs include lubricity, conductivity, pour point/cloud point, and off-road dye. If these additives are in short supply, that could cause diesel shortages.