Gasoil

What is Gasoil?

Gasoil is a broad term that can refer to a range of intermediates and finished petroleum products, generally in the diesel or VGO range of distillation profile.

Intermediates sometimes referred to as gasoil include:

• Light atmospheric gasoil(LAGO) – Diesel range straight run material from the atmospheric distillation tower
• Heavy atmospheric gasoil (HAGO) – Straight runmaterial in between the diesel and VGO range from the atmospheric distillation tower
• Vacuum gasoil (VGO) – The lighter residfraction from the vacuum distillation tower
• Coker gasoil- VGO range product from the Coker
• Hydrocracked gasoil- VGO range material from the hydrocracker

Finished petroleum products sometimes referred to as gasoil include:

• Diesel
• Heating oil or industrial gasoil
• Marine gasoil (marine diesel)

Usage

• Heats homes and businesses
• Fuels trucks, ships, and some cars
• Production of electricity
• Backup fuel for peaking power plants
• The main fuel for small electrical generators
• In Europe, cars, SUVs, and trucks and buses