daveman
Diamond Member
Far, FAR more efficient than ethanol production, which doesn't even break even.the refineries consume tremendous amounts of energy.
the tankers burn large amounts of bunker oil/diesel.
The drilling rigs take energy.
Why is the amojunt of energy to make ethanol readially available and not easy to find for Gasoline?
the liberal media?
The energy consumed is 17% of the useable energy in the resulting fuel
EIA Energy Kids - Oil (petroleum)
A 42-U.S. gallon barrel of crude oil provides slightly more than 44 gallons of petroleum products. This gain from processing the crude oil is similar to what happens to popcorn, which gets bigger after it's popped. The gain from processing is more than 6%.
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.