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Processing gain

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001774

The volumetric amount by which total output is greater than input for a given period of time. This difference is due to the processing of crude oil into products which, in total, have a lower specific gravity than the crude oil processed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001774
FieldEnergy
SubjectPetroleum
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001774",
  "term": "Processing gain",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The volumetric amount by which total output is greater than input for a given period of time. This difference is due to the processing of crude oil into products which, in total, have a lower specific gravity than the crude oil processed.",
  "subject": "Petroleum",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/processing-gain/"
}

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