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Right !! when I came to the US, some 15 years ago, I payed here about a quarter what gas costed in Germany at the time (GE slapped on almost 90% in taxes and fees). So when I had a Diesel it made sense to take a ~30 minutes drive to Holland and save about a buck per Liter :)
-DG
At a $110 a barrel.
42 gallons to a barrel.
19.5 gallons of gasoline per barrel.
OPEC is getting the majority of the money.
Then the oil companies.
This is what one barrel makes.
WHAT A BARREL OF CRUDE OIL MAKES
Product Gallons per barrel
gasoline----------------------------------------------------------- 19.5
distillate fuel oil
(Includes both home heating oil and diesel fuel) ----------------------------------------9.2
kerosene-type jet fuel ----------------------------------------------4.1
residual fuel oil------------------------------------------------------2.3
(Heavy oils used as fuels in industry, marine transportation and for electric power generation)
liquefied refinery gasses --------------------------------------------1.9
still gas------------------------------------------------------------ 1.9
coke-------------------------------------------------------------- 1.8
asphalt and road oil------------------------------------------------ 1.3
petrochemical feedstocks ------------------------------------------1.2
lubricants --------------------------------------------------------- 0.5
kerosene---------------------------------------------------------- 0.2
other------------------------------------------------------------- 0.3
Figures are based on 1995 average yields for U.S. refineries. One barrel contains 42 gallons of crude oil. The total volume of products made is 2.2 gallons greater than the original 42 gallons of crude oil. This represents "processing gain."
Oh no. Maybe in the US. In Europe the matter is somewaht different. See #875 by Seavixen. In most European countries grosso modo 1 euro of about 1.60-1.70 euro/liter goes to the government coffers, i.e. about 60% of what the consumer pays at the gas station. For Americans recalculating: price about $8.00/US gallon at the gas station.
People whining about the site and saying they are leaving and then they stayWhat annoys you?
I am chilling out, you over-there-in-Lancashire! (have to look up where that is).