tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post8375672010025078835..comments2024-03-07T00:23:26.870-08:00Comments on Croft's Wanderings: Forty Million GallonsCrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-25227361785348450862010-06-11T16:06:16.915-07:002010-06-11T16:06:16.915-07:00Croft Said:
“...(actually far more than that becau...Croft Said:<br />“...(actually far more than that because a gallon of crude makes much more than a gallon of gas, but lets keep the math simple).”<br />That statement is not quite correct, there is a processing gain but it is not all in gasoline (see below).<br /><br />One 42gal gallon barrel of crude oil yields:<br /><br />19.5 gallons of gasoline<br />9.2 gallons of distillate fuel oil (diesel fuel and home-heating oil)<br />4.1 gallons of kerosene-type jet fuel<br />2.3 gallons of residual fuel oil (used in industry and marine transportation and for election power generation)<br />1.9 gallons liquefied refinery gases<br />1.9 gallons still gas<br />1.8 gallons coke<br />1.3 gallons asphalt and road oil<br />1.2 gallons petrochemical feedstock<br />0.5 gallons lubricants<br />0.2 gallons kerosene<br />0.3 gallons other (don't ask me, I have no clue :) )<br /><br />* The total volume of products made is 2.2 gallons greater than the original 42 gallons of crude oil, representing a processing gain.Edhttp://edwardfrey.comnoreply@blogger.com