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Originally Posted by Ray
A barrel of oil from one well can produce more gasoline than a barrel from another well.
It depends on the gravity of the oil. There is no set number of gallons per barrel of oil. Low gravity oil produces less products than high gravity crude. Some crudes procude nothing more than asphalt and diesel.
The refineries can produce more or gas per barrel depending on what the demand is for gasoline.
In Europe, they produce more diesel per barrel than gas per barrel.
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Where I use to work......we had what was called the "Gasoline" and "Fuel Oil" seasons. Starting in the spring time, the Refinery was operated to "Maximaze" the Gasoline production. This refinery could produce up to about 55 % gasoline running Louisiana Light Sweet crude oil.
During the fall, we would switch operation to produce more "Fuel Oil" which is used up north for heating oil during the winter. The gasoline production would be about 45 % of the refinery production.