Out of one barrel of crude oil 19 5 gallons are used. These liquids are used to make petrol paraffin diesel fuel etc.

Oil And Petroleum Products Explained U S Energy Information Administration Eia

Diesel is the second most common product made from crude oil with around 12 us gallons going towards it from every barrel.

What products come from crude oil. While crude oil is predominantly known for producing fuel oil and gasoline the useful material can also be converted to a variety of products that we use in our everyday life. According to the composition of the crude oil and depending on the demands of the market refineries can produce different shares of petroleum products. Unlike petrochemicals which are a collection of well defined usually pure chemical compounds petroleum products are complex mixtures.

The boiling liquid is separated into different liquids and gases in a distillation column. The volume of one barrel of crude oil is 42 gallons. Crude oil is a mixture of different chemical called hydrocarbons.

Petroleum products are materials derived from crude oil as it is processed in oil refineries. The first part of refining crude oil is to heat it until it boils. The boiling oil turns into a mixture of gases in the column.

The majority of petroleum is converted to petroleum products which includes several classes of fuels. As super heated crude oil cools in a distillation column the gases condense into liquids and solids depending on which area of the column it cools in the crude oil is cooler at the top and hotter on the bottom. It is a carbon rich dense material that is one of the leading products which we can extract from crude oil.

Petcoke as it is commonly known has over 85 carbon and consequently a much larger emission than coal. I can list some of the most common yet important items manufactured from crude oil. Solvents diesel motor oil bearing grease ink floor wax ballpoint pens football cleats.

The three most quoted oil products are north america s west texas intermediate crude wti north sea brent crude and the uae dubai crude and their pricing is used as a barometer for the entire petroleum industry although in total there are 46 key oil exporting countries brent crude is typically priced at about 2 over the wti spot price which is typically priced 5 to 6 above the eia s. This is not an exhaustive list as there are approximately 6 000 items that can be made from crude oil. This statistic shows the breakdown of the products produced from one barrel of crude oil.

Paraffin wax comes from petroleum as do fertilizer pesticides herbicides detergents phonograph records photographic film furniture packaging materials surfboards paints and artificial fibers used in clothing upholstery and carpet backing.