So more profits are generated per barrel of sweet, light than heavier or sour crude oils.

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Further the number of gallons of gasoline produced per barrel heavy crude oil is lower than for light crude oils.

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Sweet light crude oil yields the most gallons of gasoline per barrel of oil and since it has low viscosity and low density, it is comparatively inexpensive to pump, transport, and refine.

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Light crudes also produce more gasoline than heavy crudes on a per barrel basis.

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Light, sweet crudes are cheaper to pump, transport, and distill and produce more gasoline per barrel than other types of crudes so it generally goes for more dollars per barrel than others.

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