2007-08-11 14:41:06 · 2 answers · asked by tmu321 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
There isn't a straight answer to this question. It depends on refining capacity, but I'd say around 50% of the volume in a barrel of crude oil (42 gallons) will be refined into gasoline -- so about 21 gallons.
2007-08-11 14:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the composition of the crude oil. Some crudes yield a large % of natural gasoline others don't. Almost any crude oil can be processed through catalytic "cracking" converters where the individual oil molecules are broken into shorter chains and hydrogen added to make them into gasoline. I could get really technical but that is the short answer....
About half the oil used daily in the USA is burned up as gasoline in cars....~380 million gallons/day
2007-08-12 03:35:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋