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What does crudely mean?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 11/28/2022

When oil is pumped out of the earth it is considered "crude" oil until it begins the refining process. In short, a barrel of crude oil is "raw" until it is refined. (refining gradually strips out different chemicals like jet fuel, then gasoline, then diesel fuel and fuel oil.

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Mikel Gaylord

Lvl 10
2y ago

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