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Its primary products are gasoline and diesel.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
National Highways said this move is part of a broader plan to eliminate diesel from worksites by 2027.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The El Segundo oil refinery is capable of refining 290,000 barrels of crude oil per day, Chevron says on its website, and its primary products are gasoline, jet and diesel.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Fire Division Chief Casey Snow with the El Segundo Fire Department told Fox News Digital that some of the products – gasoline and diesel – were burning.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
National Highways said this move is part of a broader plan to eliminate diesel from worksites by 2027.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The El Segundo oil refinery is capable of refining 290,000 barrels of crude oil per day, Chevron says on its website, and its primary products are gasoline, jet and diesel.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Fire Division Chief Casey Snow with the El Segundo Fire Department told Fox News Digital that some of the products – gasoline and diesel – were burning.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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