Diesel Refining, prices going UP

[theboman]

Marathon have started more refining diesel fuel and this will increase the price. I'm don't know all about the details of refining but I was told by a refinery worker, who works in the refining processes, that diesel will be refined as much as gas and will look more like gas.
The additional refining is another step in reducing emmisions that destory the ozone layer.

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> The additional refining is another step in reducing emmisions that destory the ozone layer. </font>
"The additional refining is another step in reducing emissions that <font color="red">some believe</font> destroy the ozone layer." /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[CarlGlas]

If the federal government was really concerned about air polution and destroying the ozone layer they would do something about the large chemical and refinery plants that belch their posion and they would do something about the way jet turbines are cleaned. However, how much good is it going to do when you have other countries that don't give a flip about clean air. Have you ever seen Mexico City during the daytime? You can't! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[cp1969]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> The additional refining is another step in reducing emmisions that destory the ozone layer. </font>
"The additional refining is another step in reducing emissions that <font color="red">some believe</font> destroy the ozone layer." /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif )</font>

Good call.

 

[RalphVa]

ALL refiners will have to add a refining step to diesel, to get the sulfur down to 15 ppm. Normally, this is one of the least expensive refining processes, usually adds very little to the cost: probably more like a cent or two per gallon.

It's a good move. Diesel will smell better. It'll put fewer chemicals into the oil; so your oil should last longer.

Might even open the door to having more biodiesel available or blended into it, because the two will be a bit more compatible.

Just hope there'll be more diesel engined cars/trucks offered with diesel engines now.

Ralph

 

[slowrev]

Ahhh the smell of high sulfur diesel in an old clatterpillar, you never forget it.

 

[SkyPup]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Ahhh the smell of high sulfur diesel in an old clatterpillar, you never forget it.
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Especially if you, your wife, or your child suffers from asthma... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[slowrev]

Tha asthma is cause by the sulfur dioxide coming from catalitic converters /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Who knows ? That might be what we are told in a few more years.
Ben

 

[SkyPup]

That won't be a problem as the extra refining referred to here is taking 95% of the sulfur out of the fuel, both gasoline and diesel.

But you can continue to hypotheize about the future all you'd like. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ToadHill]

If gas is harder to refine that Diesel, why is it that in our area diesel costs more than gas?