Automotive Gas Oil, or AGO, is  fuel intended for use in road vehicles (trucks,buses, vans and cars) powered by diesel engines. The fuel is obtained in the mid-boiling range from the distillation and processing of crude oil. Related fuels, such as Industrial Gas Oils (IGOs), which are used for non-road applications including off-road

diesel engines, are obtained from the same fraction of the crude oil barrel. While Automotive Gas Oil is the technical name used by the oil industry, automotive diesel fuel, or just plain ‘diesel’, are the more common and

widespread names used by the consumer. ‘Middle Distillates’ is the generic oil industry name for

gasoils, including both AGO and IGO.

 

 

AGO is used in two main types of vehicle:

 

heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks and buses

 

light-duty vehicles such as vans and passenger

cars

 

In most countries, including the USA and the developing countries, heavy-duty vehicles make up the main market for AGO. There is a significant light-duty sector in Japan, but demand for AGO from this sector is highest in Europe, where more

than one third comes from passenger cars and other light vehicles. Customer requirements differ to some extent between the two types of fuel

usage.