What's in one barrel of oil?

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Here is everything that can be made from just one barrel of oil:

Enough gasoline to drive a medium-sized car more than 280 miles.

Enough distillate fuel to drive a large truck for almost 40 miles. If jet fuel fraction is included, that same truck can run nearly 50 miles.

Nearly 70 kW of electricity at a power plant generated by residual fuel.

Asphalt to make about 1 gallon of tar for patching roofs or streets.

Enough propane to fill 12 small (14.1 ounce) cylinders for home, camping, or workshop use.

Wax for 170 birthday candles or 27 wax crayons.

Lubricants to make about 1 quart of motor oil.

About 4 lbs of charcoal briquettes.

But that's not all. After producing all of the those products, there's also enough petrochemicals leftover to be used as a base for one of the following:

39 polyester shirts

750 pocket combs

540 toothbrushes

65 plastic...