Another question re crude oil?

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Another question re crude oil?

when crude oil is refined i know it is broken down into a variety of products, what i want to know is do you only get 1 barrel of products for 1 barrel of crude?or is crude oil like a concentrate that yeilds much more product for each barrel?

2007-04-03 01:09:28 · 2 answers · asked by paul R 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Volume is volume - the most you can get from a barrel is a the capacity of one barrel, but you're more likely to get less volume of end product(s) because there are impurities refined away.

2007-04-03 01:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by ha_mer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

A little less Than 1 barrel to barrel.

2007-04-03 04:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋