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A method for operating an engine comprises introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder and a second engine cylinder; monitoring a plurality of engine parameters; and adjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to

A method for operating an engine comprises introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder and a second engine cylinder; monitoring a plurality of engine parameters; and adjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder based at least one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters.

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1. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder and a second engine cylinder;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters; andadjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced

1. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder and a second engine cylinder;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters; andadjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder based on at least one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters, wherein adjusting comprises reducing the quantity of the first fuel and increasing the quantity of the second fuel introduced into the first engine cylinder, further wherein increasing the quantity of the second fuel and reducing the quantity of the first fuel is in response to an increased load operation of the engine. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the quantity of the first fuel is decreased to be in a range of from about 70% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder, wherein the quantity of the second fuel is increased to be in a range of from 30% to about 50% of the total energy content in the first engine cylinder. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the quantity of the first fuel in the first engine cylinder is smaller than the quantity of the first fuel in the second engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the second fuel in the first engine cylinder is greater than the quantity of the second fuel in the second engine cylinder. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the increased load operation of the engine comprises a transient acceleration operation. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first fuel comprises a gaseous fuel and wherein the second fuel comprises a liquid fuel. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first fuel comprises natural gas, wherein the second fuel comprises diesel, and wherein the oxidant comprises air. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of the engine parameters comprise one of engine load and engine speed. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein introducing comprises introducing a pre-mixture of the first fuel and the oxidant into the first engine cylinder during an intake stroke thereof and introducing the second fuel into the first engine cylinder during a compression stroke thereof. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the engine comprises an internal combustion engine. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first engine cylinder has a first hardware configuration, wherein the second engine cylinder has a second hardware configuration, and wherein the first and second hardware configurations are different. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the difference of the first and second hardware configurations comprise one of a valve event, compression ratio, piston, piston ring, valve lift profile, pressure sensor, temperature sensor, knock sensor, injector and injector nozzle. 12. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder;introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a second engine cylinder;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters;increasing a quantity of the second fuel introduced in the first engine cylinder based on one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters; andreducing a quantity of the first fuel introduced in the first engine cylinder based on one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters, in response to an increased load operation of the engine, wherein the quantity of the first fuel in the second engine cylinder is greater than the quantity of the first fuel in the first engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the second fuel in the second engine cylinder is smaller than the quantity of the second fuel in the first engine cylinder in response to the increased load operation of the engine. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the increased load operation of the engine comprises a transient acceleration operation. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the quantity of the first fuel is decreased to be in a range of from about 70% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the second fuel is increased to be in a range of from 30% to about 50% of the total energy content in the first engine cylinder. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising adjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein introducing comprises introducing a pre-mixture of the first fuel and the oxidant into the first engine cylinder during an intake stroke thereof and introducing the second fuel into the first engine cylinder during a compression stroke thereof. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the first fuel comprises a gaseous fuel and wherein the second fuel comprises a liquid fuel. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the first fuel comprises natural gas, wherein the second fuel comprises diesel, and wherein the oxidant comprises air. 19. The method of claim 12, wherein the engine comprises an internal combustion engine. 20. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into first and second engine cylinders;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters;increasing a quantity of the second fuel and reducing a quantity of the first fuel in the first engine cylinder in response to an increased load operation of the engine; andadjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder, wherein the increased load operation of the engine comprises a transient acceleration operation, further wherein the quantity of the first fuel in the second engine cylinder is greater the quantity of the first fuel in the first engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the second fuel in the second engine cylinder is smaller than the quantity of the second fuel in the first engine cylinder in response to the increased load operation of the engine. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the quantity of the second fuel is increased to be in a range of from 30% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the first fuel is decreased to be in a range of from about 70% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein introducing comprises introducing a pre-mixture of the first fuel and the oxidant into the first engine cylinder during an intake stroke thereof and introducing the second fuel into the first engine cylinder during a compression stroke thereof, and wherein the pre-mixture is lean. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein the first fuel comprises a gaseous fuel and wherein the second fuel comprises a liquid fuel. 24. The method of claim 20, wherein the first fuel comprises natural gas, wherein the second fuel comprises diesel, and wherein the oxidant comprises air. 25. The method of claim 20, wherein the engine comprises an internal combustion engine. 26. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder and a second engine cylinder;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters; andadjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder based on at least one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters, wherein adjusting comprises reducing the quantity of the first fuel and increasing the quantity of the second fuel introduced into the first engine cylinder, wherein the quantity of the first fuel is decreased to be in a range of from about 70% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder, wherein the quantity of the second fuel is increased to be in a range of from 30% to about 50% of the total energy content in the first engine cylinder. 27. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into a first engine cylinder;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters;increasing a quantity of the second fuel introduced in the first engine cylinder based on one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters; andreducing a quantity of the first fuel introduced in the first engine cylinder based on one of the plurality of monitored engine parameters, in response to an increased load operation of the engine, wherein the quantity of the first fuel is decreased to be in a range of from about 70% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the second fuel is increased to be in a range of from 30% to about 50% of the total energy content in the first engine cylinder. 28. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into first and second engine cylinders;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters;increasing a quantity of the second fuel and reducing a quantity of the first fuel in the first engine cylinder in response to an increased load operation of the engine; andadjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder, wherein the increased load operation of the engine comprises a transient acceleration operation, wherein the quantity of the second fuel is increased to be in a range of from 30% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder, and wherein the quantity of the first fuel is decreased to be in a range of from about 70% to about 50% of total energy content in the first engine cylinder. 29. A method for operating an engine, comprising: introducing a first fuel, a second fuel and an oxidant into first and second engine cylinders;monitoring a plurality of engine parameters;increasing a quantity of the second fuel and reducing a quantity of the first fuel in the first engine cylinder in response to an increased load operation of the engine; andadjusting a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel and the oxidant introduced to the second engine cylinder to be different from a quantity of one of the first fuel, the second fuel, and the oxidant introduced to the first engine cylinder, wherein the increased load operation of the engine comprises a transient acceleration operation, wherein introducing comprises introducing a pre-mixture of the first fuel and the oxidant into the first engine cylinder during an intake stroke thereof and introducing the second fuel into the first engine cylinder during a compression stroke thereof, and wherein the pre-mixture is lean.