Processing gain

Processing gain
  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.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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