Mastodawn

crude #oil refining. different products consist of different crude oil components differing in molecule size, boiling point, flammability and energy content.

#diesel need alkanes, naphthens and aromatics. the long chain alkanes give it it's energy-punch. it has to be refined from crude oil that has these components. US #shale oil has not.

#iran #energy #hormuz #oil #fracking

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kali Mar 16

#oil industry measures "heaviness" (overall boiling point, viscosity, etc of the crude mix) via a measure called API gravity.

A LOT of the crude oil with the right gravity to make #diesel (30° to 40° API) comes from the #middleeast.

#iran #energy #hormuz #fracking

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kali Mar 16

depending on how far #iran is willing to go: ~30% of the entire worlds supply, MOST OF IT 30°-40°API oil needed for #diesel, including ALL alternative routes to #hormuz are directly face-to-face with iran on the other side of the persian gulf.

#iran #energy #hormuz #fracking

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kali

play stupid games win stupid prizes. #trump