Products produced from one barrel of crude oil breakdown

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A standard U.S. barrel contains 42 gallons of crude oil which yields about 44 gallons of petroleum products. The additional 2 gallons of petroleum products come from refiner gains which result in an additional 6% of product. As shown in the figure below, a little more than 19 gallons of gasoline and 10 gallons of diesel fuel are produced from a barrel of crude oil by U.S. refiners. Other products such as jet fuel and heating oil make up the remaining one third.

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Note: Product yields are based on 2009 U.S. refining data.

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Products Made from a Barrel of Crude OilProductsGallonsPercentGasoline19.3643.3%Diesel10.0422.4%Jet Fuel3.918.7%Liquefied Petroleum Gases1.723.8%Heavy Fuel Oil1.683.8%Other Distillates1.242.8%Other Products6.8015.2%Total44.75100.0%

U.S. Energy Information Administration, What Fuels Are Made from Crude Oil?

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