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An oil refinery can split a barrel of crude into everything from paint thinner to road tar. The “middle distillates” include diesel fuel, jet fuel and home heating oil. Home heating oil is less than 10 percent of the total and must compete in the market place with…
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An oil refinery can split a barrel of crude into everything from paint thinner to road tar. The “middle distillates” include diesel fuel, jet fuel and home heating oil. Home heating oil is less than 10 percent of the total and must compete in the market place with the other two. Jet fuel users and diesel truckers can pass their costs on to ultimate consumers. Not so for the householder – we’re stuck.


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