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To: Willie Green
A "barrel" of petroleum is only 42 gallons.

True, but how many gallons of diesel do you get from a barrel of crude oil?

16 posted on 11/03/2005 7:11:36 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: Last Dakotan
True, but how many gallons of diesel do you get from a barrel of crude oil?

It varies considerably depending on the quality of the crude.

From American Petroleum Institute (API) statistics an average barrel (42 gallons) will produce 46% gasoline, 22% diesel, 10% jet fuel, 5.5% heavy fuel oil, and the remaining 16.5% would be everything else including lubricants, asphalt, petrochemical feedstocks, etc.
Generally speaking though, most crudes yield between 10% to 30% diesel and most refineries produce in this range but there can be significant deviations. North Sea Brent produces about 15% to 16% diesel range material. (source)

23 posted on 11/03/2005 7:27:35 PM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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