petroleum products
-
U.S. Thieves Use Modified Trucks to Smuggle Hundreds of Litres of Stolen Gasoline
As of this week, the U.S. national average gas price is sitting at just under $US5.00 ($7) per 3 litres. While 10 states are reporting average prices above $US5.00 ($7), the highest prices are out west, mainly in states like Califonia which sits at an “I don’t think I like driving anymore” average price of…
-
First-Ever Spill of ‘Frankenstein Fuels’ Occurred Last Year, Researchers Find
A new analysis takes a look at what the authors say is the environmental impact of the first-ever spill of a new kind of marine fuel oil. The fuel was developed in response to regulations intended to lower sulphur emissions from the dirty shipping industry but is raising more environmental questions as it’s more widely…
-
I Had No Idea How Much Fuel Airplanes Actually Burn Until This Week
My husband texted me earlier this week as he was about to board a flight from Dallas to San Antonio to tell me one of the pilots had mentioned the plane had taken 2,268 kg of fuel. Over two tons of fuel for about 50 minutes in the air.