Liquid petroleum pumped from oil wells is called “crude” or “crude oil.” Composed predominantly of carbon, crude oil contains approximately 84 to 87 percent carbon…
Once crude oil is extracted from the ground, it must be transported and refined into petroleum products that have any value. Those products must then…
Did you know that people have been using oil in 5000 years ago? Do you know why whales are now thanking the industrial Revolution! While whale…
Definition of a petroleum refinery Petroleum refineries separate crude oil into a wide array of petroleum products through a series of physical and chemical separation…
Early history Oil derrick in Okemah, Oklahoma, 1922. Petroleum, in one form or another, has been used since ancient times, and is now important across…