Absolutely--and it affects the price of diesel, especially when supplies run low. During normal distillation of crude, more diesel is produced per barrel than gasoline. BUT the crazy petrochemical engineers ';crack'; the diesel (higher molecular weight hydrocarbon chains) into the shorter molecular weight hydrocarbons (gasoline) using all different kinds of processes, including sub-zero temperatures and exotic catalysts. They can change the yeild so the crude becomes more gasoline than diesel. So in a word--YEP! They do it all the time.Can crude oil be refined to yield more gasoline vs diesel fuel?
DIESEL IS WHAT'S LEFT OVER AFTER THEY MAKE GAS.
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