What do you know about gasoline?
Failed to add items
Add to cart failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
-
Narrated by:
-
Written by:
Do you know how gasoline is made? Or what octane rating is and why it's actually pretty important? Are you curious why a small channel over 7000 miles away impacts the prices at our pumps? Join Trini and Monica as they explore the kind of crazy world of gasoline.
Sources:
Brain, M. (2000, April 1). How gasoline works. HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/gasoline.htm
Casey, S. (2023, January 26). What is it – Fuel truck. Mansfield Energy. https://mansfield.energy/2023/01/26/what-is-it-fuel-truck/
Casey, S. (2023, February 1). What is it – Fuel terminal. Mansfield Energy. https://mansfield.energy/2023/02/01/what-is-it-fuel-terminal/
Farley, C., Funakoshi, M., Kongkunakornkul, P., Jayaram, K., Sen, S., & Webb, S. (2026, March 11). How the Strait of Hormuz closure affects global oil supply. Reuters.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-CRISIS/OIL-LNG/mopaokxlypa/
Harper, D. (n.d.). Gasoline. In Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://www.etymonline.com/word/gasoline
Lumley, G. (2023, November). Where does oil come from and how is it formed? BKV Energy. https://bkvenergy.com/learning-center/where-does-oil-come-from/
Natural gas (Wikipedia article). (2026, March 12). In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas
True Natural Gas. (2022, December 16). Fuel facts: The differences between natural gas and gas. True Natural Gas. https://www.truenaturalgas.com/blog/post/fuel-facts-the-differences-between-natural-gas-and-gas1
U.S. Energy Information Administration. (n.d.). Where our gasoline comes from. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/where-our-gasoline-comes-from.php
Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Light crude oil. In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_crude_oil