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Star Oilco technician testing off-road diesel fuel quality with a funnel and filter on-site in Portland OR

Off-Road Diesel – When To Use And The Benefits.

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What are the benefits and when can you use off-road diesel  Off-road diesel excels with a higher cetane rating, enhancing engine performance and offering cost savings without taxes. However, it’s strictly for off-road vehicles like tractors and construction machinery. Using it in regular on-road cars is illegal, leading to fines and potential imprisonment.  Advantages of…

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Fuel Market Report: Aug 10th – Aug 16th, 2025

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Wholesale Price Average 8/16/25 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.51$2.69 B5$2.83$2.94 B20$2.81$3.02 R99$3.64$2.79 Average Retail Prices 8/16/25 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.14$3.98$4.41 B5$3.69$4.47$5.01 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Diesel prices are down significantly and gas prices have hovered around the same price range for the wholesale rack average market. These prices have…

Understanding The Renewable Fuel Standard In Portland

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Diesel Fuel Is Changing In Portland With The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Figuring out what this means for you or your business can be challenging. We have shared many questions that we have been asked already, to help provide more clarity on what this Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) means for Wholesale Purchaser-Consumers​. If your question…

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Diesel Fueling for Construction Jobsites

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Diesel fueling for construction jobsites in Portland, Oregon. Keep full service for construction jobsites with R99 Renewable Diesel available.   If you are managing a project we will keep that jobsite full. Diesel fueling for construction jobsites seven days a week in the Portland metro region.  We have a variety of diesels accompanied with DEF…

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Emergency Back-up Fuel

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Does your Emergency Back Up generator have the diesel it will need when an emergency power outage happens? We deliver dyed diesel and will keep your equipment full for you. When the Power goes out, we have diesel ready to keep your backup generator fueled.  We can also set up automatic fueling and DEF top…

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Fuel Market Report: July 13th – July 19th, 2025

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Wholesale Price Average 7/19/25 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.46$2.57 B5$3.19$3.27 B20$3.28$3.32 R99$3.17$3.22 Average Retail Prices 7/19/25 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.14$4.98$4.39 B5$3.72$4.51$5.03 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel prices trickled down this week with both gas and diesel prices dropping. Although the drops were very marginal, with gas prices down $0.02/gal…

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Quality, Storage, and Future Considerations

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Have you ever noticed that Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) often lives in the background until suddenly it’s the reason your fleet can’t meet emissions standards or a system clogs up? DEF quality and storage isn’t just technical noise, it’s vital for keeping your SCR system happy and your operations rolling smoothly. We want to share…

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Fuel Market Report: July 6th – July 12th, 2025

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Wholesale Price Average 7/12/25 Wholesale LowWholesale Avg E10$2.45$2.58 B5$3.23$3.31 B20$3.25$3.35 R99$3.29$3.36 Average Retail Prices 7/12/25 NationalOregonWashington E10$3.15$4.00$4.40 B5$3.70$4.50$5.00 Taxes FederalState: ORLocalState: WA Gas$0.184$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Diesel$0.244$0.40$0-.13$0.494 Oregon Fuel Price Variance Fuel Market News Fuel prices trickled up this week, with street retail prices dropping slightly and rack averages going up about $0.05/gal. Portland rack averages for gas…

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How Renewable Diesel Is Made

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Renewable diesel is a type of biofuel called biomass based diesel How is Renewable Diesel made? Very similarly to fossil fuel diesel. In the 1990’s the world started moving towards an ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel specification. Over decades we have arrived to where even marine fuels are running a lower sulfur fuel. The technology used…

comparison chart showing difference between off-road diesel and on-road diesel fuel in Portland OR

The Future of Diesel Fuel

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Retail Diesel Pumps with a variety of blends of diesel. Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Fossil Diesel blends shown in Portland, Oregon. The Future of Diesel is Low CO2 Synthetic Fuels The stew of molecules your diesel is made of has been changing. A next level technology in chemistry is enabling garbage to be transformed into…