What fuels are made from crude oil?

What is a refinery?

One barrel of crude oil, when refined, produces about 19 gallons of finished motor gasoline, and 10 gallons of diesel, as well as other petroleum products. Most petroleum products are used to produce energy. For instance, many people across the United States use propane to heat their homes.

A refinery is a factory. Just as a paper mill turns lumber into paper, a refinery takes crude oil and other feedstocks and turns them into gasoline and many other petroleum products.

A night photo of the Pascagoula Refinery in Mississippi