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• The American Petroleum Institute reported an increase demand for ultra-low-sulfur diesel in October suggesting continued economic recovery.   A shortage of diesel in China is pushing up the premium for the fastest deliveries of oil as stockpiles in the country, the world’s biggest energy user, fell for a seventh month in October.   Exxon […]

Canadian scholar, Vaclav Smil, attempts to remedy the “appreciation deficit” of diesel engines and gas turbines in his recently published book, Movers of Globalization. If asked what human invention would quickly plunge us into a pre-Second World War industrial state if removed, most people would answer the computer chip. Take away the world’s beloved digital […]

In conjunction with Hart’s Energy Consulting, DTF released a new body of work that highlights key developments positioning diesel fuel to compete in the green energy future including investments in refining capacity, increasing accessibility by consumers and clean diesel cars to diesel fuel and other key developments.  The published paper and press release have been […]

News from Frankfurt, Germany: Delphi is expanding its parts operation, training and service center network in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, as demand for high quality replacement parts and servicing for diesel vehicles in these regions continues to grow.   Duramax, the diesel engine that saved GM’s heavy-duty pickups, is 10 years old. GM celebrated […]

After a five week period of falling diesel prices, the inevitable has hit, prices jumped back up 3.3 cents.  In the past five weeks, the cost of diesel has dropped 19.9 cents according to the U.S Department of Energy.  The U.S national average cost of diesel inched up from $2.928 per u.s gallon to $2.961 […]

Once again the diesel rumour mill is in full swing.  The latest tid-bit of information to come out of the mill is the GM develped 4.5L V8 Duramax diesel engine may be back in the mix.  “The 4.5-liter V-8 is fully developed and ready,” said Mark Cieslak, GM’s full-size truck chief engineer. “[If we decided […]

Navistar has unveiled the International TerraStar Class 4/5 commercial truck touting a wide range of commercial-duty features, from its commercial-duty MaxxForce 7 V-8 diesel engine to the largest, roomiest cab available.  The International TerraStar sets a new standard in the 4/5 class truck market. GM and Ford announce the most environmentally friendly and powerful Heavy […]