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To: tejek who wrote (291026)	6/14/2006 12:22:37 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588713

"Its more difficult to make gas from sour than crude." The biggest difference is dealing with the sulfur. The fact that sour crude also tends to have a higher fraction of long chain hydrocarbons isn't a big problem, that what cat crack towers and reformers are for. Besides, with the long chains, there is more energy per barrel, so there is more gasoline to be had at the cost of some water. I haven't seen prices in over a year, but isn't there a significant price differential between sour and sweet crude? Like something on the order of 30% or more? It can't be that expensive per barrel for tanker and lighter operations. Even less if there are terminals that can take a supertanker and have a pipeline head... What this has to do with Haliburton charging $27 a head for meals is beyond me, but I trust you on this...