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Originally Posted by JDEstill

Don't know where you are getting that from, but it isn't true.

My point was about the diesel.........even in a best case scenario you are looking @ 2 barrels of oil to yeild the same amount diesel vs gasoline in 1 barrel of oil.
Plenty of info on th net. They can get a lil more low sulfur diesel out maybe like 10 gallons but its still almost a 2 to 1 in gasoline's favor.

Originally Posted by JDEstill

Every crude oil is different, and the amount of product you get from each one is different. Some crudes might have 30 gals of gasoline per barrel in them, others might have 3 gals.

The ratio might be slightly different but there will always be more gas in a barrel of oil than diesel or low sulfur diesel. Chemisty has pretty much been unchanged in this area for years.

From American Petroleum Institute (API) statistics an average barrel (42 gallons) will produce 46% gasoline, 22% diesel, 10% jet fuel, 5.5% heavy fuel oil, and the remaining 16.5% would be everything else including lubricants, asphalt, petrochemical feedstocks, etc.


Generally speaking though, most crudes yield between 10% to 30% diesel and most refineries produce in this range but there can be deviations.

Bottom line is >>>>> they cannot produce more diesel than gas out of a barrel oil. More Diesel cars on road equal higher prices PERIOD