Tracing its name from its German inventor, Rudolf Diesel, diesel fuel is what is used in the compression ignition engines of motor vehicles. It is important to a country’s economy, quality of life, and national security. Any fluctuation of its price will have an effect on how people live because of its direct and indirect relationship with the other consumer products. There are different factors that determine diesel fuel prices but first we have to have an understanding of how it is produced and used.

Diesel Fuel Quality and the Environment