crude oil
liquid oilThis is a generic crude oil figure, based on IPCC 2006 global default values; there is no matching DESNZ entry. Density is deliberately left out, because we could not find it in a reliable primary source, so volume-to-mass conversions show 'not available' instead of a made-up number.
Typical ranges: Physical crude density varies by grade (~800–950 kg/m³, light vs heavy); a serious primary density was NOT FOUND in this pass, so density is omitted. The energy in one physical barrel of crude is therefore not available either: it would take a density we do not have. It is in any case NOT the same quantity as 'boe' (fixed 5.8 MMBTU convention).
- Crude oil is not a single substance: density and energy content vary by grade (API gravity). No sourced density exists for generic crude, so volume↔mass and volume↔energy answer 'not available' rather than estimating; the energy per kilogram is a global default, not a property of a specific oil.
- A physical barrel of crude is NOT the same as 'boe' (barrel of oil equivalent), which is a fixed 5.8 MMBTU energy-equivalence convention.
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- fuel oil 983.284 kg/m³ 3.17492 kgCO2e/L
Density
Not available.
Heating values
HHV/GCV not available — not derived from LHV.
Emission factors
| Metric | Value | Scope | Region / year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ | 73.3 kgCO2/GJ | direct combustion | global · 2006 |
CO₂ ≠ CO₂e — separate metrics, never converted into one another. What these metrics mean →
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Volume
Energy density
Energy per unit of mass or volume.
Energy — context required
Same energy expressed in other units.
Not available: crude oil has no density in the data set. No value is invented.
Mass — context required
Not available: crude oil has no density in the data set. No value is invented.
Emissions — context required
CO₂ and CO₂e are separate — never derived from each other.
Not available: crude oil has no density in the data set. No value is invented.
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