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What’s Made from a Barrel of Oil?
From the gasoline in our cars to the plastic in countless everyday items, crude oil is an essential raw material that shows up everywhere in our lives. With around 18 million barrels of crude oil consumed every day just in America, this commodity powers transport, utilities, and is a vital ingredient in many of the things we use on a daily basis. This graphic visualizes how much crude oil is refined into various finished products, using a barrel of oil to represent the proportional breakdown. Crude oil is primarily refined into various types of fuels to power transport and vital utilities. More than 85% of crude oil ... (full story)