Originally Posted by Astro14
My understanding is that only a certain percentage of a barrel of oil can be made into particular products. So, the market for each refined product, gasoline, diesel, Jet-A, lube oil, etc. is a market unto itself and there is disproportionately high demand for diesel, which is why it costs more than gasoline, even though the base product (crude) is the same and diesel requires less refining/processing.
Yes. Diesel would be A LOT cheaper during normal times if there were fewer show trucks on the road and only the ones that actually needed a diesel pickup had them.