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[Albannach]

Diesel is made from heavy crude, petrol is made from light crude.

Erm... No they're not, they're both refined from the same crudes.

Just to expand a bit. Crude is crude, the only differences are the sweetness and the gas ratios. North sea crude is sweet, i.e. it has little mercaptans and H2S, whereas Midle East crudes are sour. The refining proceses are slightly different, but petrol and diesel are still refined whether sweet or sour crude is the feedstock.

[JUDWAK]

Erm... No they're not, they're both refined from the same crudes.

thats how i understand it too?

[Albannach]

O and diesel is not a heavy oil.

Aye, you don't want to be getting involved with heavy oils

[yoshie]

Erm... No they're not, they're both refined from the same crudes.

Just to expand a bit. Crude is crude, the only differences are the sweetness and the gas ratios. North sea crude is sweet, i.e. it has little mercaptans and H2S, whereas Midle East crudes are sour. The refining proceses are slightly different, but petrol and diesel are still refined whether sweet or sour crude is the feedstock.

Andy please clear up for me am I correct in saying in a previous post that diesel is not classed as a heavy oil

[pete-w-]

Erm... No they're not, they're both refined from the same crudes.

Just to expand a bit. Crude is crude, the only differences are the sweetness and the gas ratios. North sea crude is sweet, i.e. it has little mercaptans and H2S, whereas Midle East crudes are sour. The refining proceses are slightly different, but petrol and diesel are still refined whether sweet or sour crude is the feedstock.

is diesel classed as a heavy oil?
lol sorry posted at the same time

[Albannach]

Andy please clear up for me am I correct in saying in a previous post that diesel is not classed as a heavy oil

Diesel is a light oil.

[Albannach]

What did I say that caused confusion?

[pete-w-]

What did I say that caused confusion?

i dont think it was you that caused the confusion i said diesel was classed as a heavy oil, as i was going on what hmrc class it as and petrol is classed as light oil too according to them.

[Albannach]

i dont think it was you that caused the confusion i said diesel was classed as a heavy oil, as i was going on what hmrc class it as and petrol is classed as light oil too according to them.

A right... As far as road fuels go, diesel is heavier than petrol; but in reality neither are particularly heavy. All depends on what they compare it with I suppose.