With Reforming, Cat Cracking, Unicracking and Cokers even the worst crude gives up gasoline. I asked around the plant and was told for every 3 barrels of crude we get 2 barrels of gasoline and 1 barrel of heavy fuel oil that can be sold as diesel, jet fuel or heating oil. We run very heavy, very sour crude.
Also know that gasoline is not a single cut but a blend of several different things.
Also there is only 87 octane and 93 octane gasoline midgrade is blended at the pump.
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