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What is Product slate?

Definition 3.1 Markets III: Commodities, Energy and Crypto · Chapter 3 — Refined Products and Cracks

A refinery’s product slate is the set of products it makes and their shares of its output, per barrel of crude processed.

A barrel of crude through a US refinery. Shares vary by crude, season and refinery configuration. Source of the gasoline and distillate volumes: US Energy Information Administration. Schematic.
Figure 3.1. A barrel of crude through a US refinery. Shares vary by crude, season and refinery configuration. Source of the gasoline and distillate volumes: US Energy Information Administration. Schematic.
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