Fuel Technology Series
General
Crude Oil Yield
A barrel of crude oil (42 US Gallons) will yield slightly more than 44 gallons of finished refinery products. This is due to the reduction in density of many crude components during processing.
Here is the break-down form a "typical" barrel of oil
- Finished Motor Gasoline 19.5 gallons
- Distillate Fuel Oil 8.61 gallons
- Jet Fuel 4.20 gallons
- Residual Fuel Oil 2.77 gallons
- Petroleum Coke 1.60 gallons
- Ashphalt and road oils 1.39 gallons
- Liquified Gases 1.43 gallons
- Petrochemical feedstocks 1.22 gallons
- Miscellaneous 2.98 gallons
- Finished Aviation Gasoline 0.08 gallons
- Kerosene 0.25 gallons