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To: Wowzer who wrote (2095)	3/21/2001 9:43:35 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Respond to of 23153

MTBE is the primary ingredient added to make RFG. MTBE is made from methane and butane, lots of it.

To: Wowzer who wrote (2095)	3/21/2001 12:56:40 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

NG to make gasoline - a quick answer - Heavier oil (especially asphaltic oil) tends to have much more carbon than hydrogen. Complex refineries which which crack lots of heavy oil (lower API gravity) use the hydrogen from NG to make gasoline. Simple refineries running one light oil may not use much, if any NG. I would like to have a more knowledgeable answer from some one on this thread...

To: Wowzer who wrote (2095)	3/21/2001 2:24:49 PM
From: Razorbak	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

Oil Refining and Natural Gas Usage Rory: This is probably a dumb question, but you need NG to refine oil to gas? Just remember, "There Are No Stupid Questions... But There Are A LOT Of Inquisitive Idiots." LOL! Just kidding, of course. <gg> Actually, that's a great question. Refineries also use NG to fire the furnaces used during various refining processes (e.g., fractionation, cracking, and regeneration). They also produce natural gas as a by-product of their light ends separation process. Net-net, though, I think they use more than they generate. Razor