Help is On the Way for Diesel Supplies

November 8, 2002--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The supply-side squeeze for distillates has been a growing concern in the run-up to the busy holiday shopping and shipping season, but a resurgence of refinery activity suggests a major crisis will be averted.

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the Department of Energy (DOE), show refineries were operating at about 90.6% of their peak capacity during the week ending October 28, a slight improvement from the week prior.