The various fractions derived from crude oil depends on what the demand is. For example, in the summertime, more gasoline is made then in the wintertime because the demand for heating oil is higher in the winter. A barrel is 42 gallons, and each gallon is 3.78 Liters. The number in parentheses are in liters from a barrel of oil.
Product Gallons per Barrel
Gasoline 19.4 (73.3 L)
Distillate Fuel Oil 9.7 (36.7 L) (Includes both home heating oil and diesel fuel)
Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel 4.3 (16.3 L)
Coke 2.0 (7.6 L)
Residual Fuel Oil 1.9 (7.2 L) (Heavy oils used as fuels in industry, marine transportation, and for electric power generation)
Liquefied Refinery Gases 1.9 (7.2 L)
Still Gas 1.8 (6.8 L)
Asphalt and Road Oil 1.4 (5.3 L)
Petrochemical Feedstocks 1.1 (4.2 L)
Lubricants 0.5 (1.89 L)
Kerosene 0.2 (0.8 L)
Other 0.4 (1.5 L)
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