RE:RE:RE:RE:Oil people please explainKelvin wrote: OK great mrbb! I stand corrected with great clarification. I didn't realize that shale oil was so low in the necessary octane for transportation fuels even though it has a high API and a low viscoity at 25 C.
So light, sweet crude with high octane content is what refiners in the US prefer. Is that what Exxon is exporting from Guyana?
it's not what the general public think. US refiners prefer medium and heavy oil for refining. It's buy low sell high. With light oil, refiners buy high and sell slightly higher. Which kind of oil input would US refiners prefer if business objective is to maximize profit?