As of October 2023, there are approximately 130 oil refineries operating in the United States that produce gasoline. These refineries vary in size and capacity, collectively processing millions of barrels of crude oil each day to meet domestic fuel demands. The number of refineries can fluctuate due to economic factors, regulatory changes, and shifts in energy policy.
Gasoline, heating oil and petrochemicals
Gasoline is made in oil refineries.
About 19.5 gallons of gasoline per barrel.
Gasoline is produced in oil refineries, also called petroleum refineries. Other products made there are diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas.
It takes about 474,512.8 barrels of oil to produce 9,253,000 gallons of gasoline.19.5 gallons of gasoline for each 42-gallon barrel of oil
The first refineries produced a way for harvesting crude oil. This occurred in 1854. The crude oil was then processed hand distilling.
Well, refineries typically get 19.6 gallons of gasoline from each 42-gallon barrel of crude oil: about 46%.
Gasoline is obtained from crude oil through a process called fractional distillation. Crude oil is heated to separate it into different components based on their boiling points. Gasoline is one of the lighter components that is separated out during this process.
About 19.6 gallons of gasoline is produced from each 42-gallon barrel of crude oil.
Mexico is a large producer of oil (9th largest in the world by 2011). It however, does not have enough capacity to refine the amount of fuels such as gasoline and diesel for its own internal consumption, so it often appeals to refineries in Texas for this job. So basically, gasoline in Mexico is refined from its own oil, but it could be refined either at local refineries or in the United States.
Oil sands are deposits of bitumen, sand, clay and water. Bitumen is a heavy, viscous oil that at room temperature is a lot like cold molasses. The bitumen must be diluted with lighter hydrocarbons before it is usable by refineries to produce gasoline and diesel fuels.
Crude oil is typically transported to refineries where it is processed into various products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. These products are then distributed to retailers for consumer use. Some crude oil is also used in petrochemical plants to produce chemicals and plastics.