What is going on? For as long as I can remember the cheap Gasoline has been a little more than Diesel fuel (or atleast up until 2 years or so ago). Today, I am driving in to work and Gasoline is 2.55 a gallon and Diesel is 3.09 at most stations and at the MFA station it was 3.14 a gallon. That is over 0.50 cents MORE than gasoline. Can anyone please explain why the cost of diesel is so much more, and why no body has gotten on the bio diesel kick and gotten that ball rolling. Thank you for listening to my rant, and I am curious to hear what fuel prices are in other areas.

 

I drove by a station last night Gas $2.28 Diesel $3.35

 

Where are you located?

 

Seattle area....

$2.69 for regular unleaded and $3.19-$3.29 for Diesel

$100+ fill ups for me

 

2.29 gasoline 3.25 diesel in tulsa oklahoma, we have 2 refineries in town with several major pipelines cross through the area

 

Looking at 3.59 in Fort Collins Colorado

 

Luckily, we're still at around $2.95 for diesel in CT. Of course, gas is around $2.55 - 2.65.

 

I Hear ya Flyinhigh79. I'm out in KC this week and same here on the fuel prices. My truck is sitting at home on an empty tank.

 

On the west side of Indianapolis this morning regular unleaded was $2.44 and Diesel was $3.65. It jumped $.30 just from yesterday.

 

Yep...I noticed coming into St Louis from So Illinois (Bethalto) it was between 2.99 (Alton, Il) and 3.49 (north county st louis)....gas was a low as 2.58....wonder what is causing this difference???

 

Nebraska - gas is down to $2.27 and diesel has risen to $3.51 at in town stations. I drive 40miles one way to work and pay $3.15 out on the road with the big boys.

 

i paid 3.39 yesterday and nearly cried. then i saw a startion by my house 3.74. I'm right outside Chicago. Time to drive my impala getting 10mpg on premium is still more efficient and cheaper

 

This is ABSURD !!!! Diesel at the corner jumped .40 overnight from 3.19 to 3.59 !!! How is that possible ? No fuel prices ever go down that much at one time. Regular unleaded is 2.53...over a dollar difference now. At least on base they are a day behind on price changes so I'm gonna fill up today at the bargain price of 3.19. The whole way to work today I though about selling the truck Yeah right !

 

Why Are Diesel Prices So High This Summer? (2005)?

The relationship between weekly gasoline and diesel fuel prices has shown a clear seasonal pattern since at least March 1994, when EIA began collection of weekly diesel prices. Typically, average retail gasoline prices move above average retail diesel fuel prices from roughly April through September. Similarly, diesel fuel prices usually move above gasoline prices during the heating season months of October through March. Heating oil and diesel fuel are closely related products, with the main difference being that diesel fuel has lower sulfur content than heating oil. As a result, diesel and heating oil are produced together, and seasonal increases in heating oil demand can put pressure on the diesel fuel market as well. This pattern abruptly ended with the 2004-05 winter, however. Not only has the diesel premium matched or lasted longer than at any time since EIA began collecting weekly retail diesel prices, but the gap between diesel and gasoline prices has been wider this winter and spring than in previous years.
Generally, the summertime is dominated by gasoline demand here in the United States but, this year, surging global distillate demand in Europe and Asia has retail diesel selling at a premium over retail gasoline. Historically, U.S. finished gasoline demand is more than twice U.S. total distillate demand, but consumption of distillates is strengthening at a quickening pace. In fact, U.S. distillate demand has grown faster this year than gasoline demand, with distillate demand growth from last year averaging more than twice that of gasoline. Distillate demand is also strong in Europe, where a significant fraction of the new vehicle fleet is diesel-powered, and in China, where demand for distillates is twice that for gasoline, and where overall demand has been growing rapidly. The global balance for distillate fuel has tightened seemingly much more so than that of gasoline.
With diesel selling at a premium to gasoline, refiners have been adjusting their product mix to take advantage of prices. In fact, distillate production has been at historically high levels as refiners try to capitalize on the price differential between the middle distillates and gasoline. However, strong global demand for non-highway distillates seemingly has limited U.S. heating oil restocking somewhat to date. Jet fuel is also playing an important role in the tight distillate market. As demand for air travel increases along with ground transportation, the problem becomes simultaneously satisfying demand for all light products. Jet fuel production cuts into distillate production rather than gasoline production because of the refinery distillation processes. So without increased crude inputs available, increasing jet fuel production reduces production of heating oil and diesel fuel. With the heavy worldwide focus on transportation fuel production, market concern is intensifying that refiners will have inadequate time to replenish heating oil inventories ahead of the winter heating season.


from http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/experts/...html#surcharge

 

Not too bad here - reg gas is $2.48 - 2.60, diesel $2.85 - 2.99.

Can't wait to see my heating bills this winter......avg payment $130/month.....predicted 50% increase.....$200/month average!?