How many gallons or liters of gasoline are made from a...

Answer by JGMagoo
Submitted on 1/19/2005
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That is an excellent and very meaningful question! The answer varies quite a bit. The process of refining can be "pushed" one way or the other to attempt to get more or less of one product or the other, but only within fairly narrow limits. It also depends upon the make-up and quality of the crude as it comes out of the ground. The quality varies considerably throughout the world. A "barrel" of crude oil consists of 42-gallons. The refining process is sometimes referred to as the "cracking triangle" because the volumes of the various products are somewhat represented by the shape of an equilateral triangle. The heavier elements refined out of crude would be represented roughly by the bottom third of the triangle's height, and therefore the largest area. These would be asphalt, roofing tar, heavy boiler fuel, grease, and heavy lubricating oils. The middle third of the triangle's height would probably represent home heating oil, motor oil, diesel fuel, and thin lubricating oil. The top third of the triangle's height would represent the light elements such as gasoline, naphtha, solvent, and ether. I would venture a GUESS that only three or four gallons of finished gasoline can be produced from an average 42-gallon barrel of crude oil.

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How many gallons or liters of gasoline are made from a barrel of crude oil? What are the other products and quantities made from that same barrel?

Answer by hi
Submitted on 2/3/2005
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50billion gallon

Answer by mike
Submitted on 2/10/2005
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42 gallons in barrel

Answer by dino
Submitted on 3/9/2005
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what is the answer

Answer by Sissy
Submitted on 3/16/2005
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Well i don't know much about math cause it is to hard for me. I'm a stupid girl.

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Answer by AliG
Submitted on 12/28/2005
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20 gallons

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Submitted on 2/19/2006
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42 us gallons

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