Petroleum (disambiguation)
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Petroleum
is a naturally occurring, flammable hydrocarbon.
Petroleum may also refer to:
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Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
is a naturally occurring, flammable hydrocarbon.
Petroleum may also refer to:
- Petroleum cokePetroleum cokePetroleum coke is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal....
- Petroleum engineeringPetroleum engineeringPetroleum engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Subsurface activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, which are the activities of...
- Petroleum etherPetroleum etherPetroleum ether, also known as benzine, VM&P Naphtha, Petroleum Naphtha, Naphtha ASTM, Petroleum Spirits, X4 or Ligroin, is a group of various volatile, highly flammable, liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used chiefly as nonpolar solvents...
- Petroleum extraction
- Petroleum geochemistryPetroleum geochemistryPetroleum geochemistry is the application of chemical principles to the study of the origin, migration, accumulation, and alteration of petroleum.... Petroleum is generally considered oil and natural gases having various compounds composed of primarily hydrogen and carbon. They are usually...
- Petroleum geologyPetroleum geologyPetroleum geology refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons .-Sedimentary basin analysis:...
- The petroleum industryPetroleum industryThe petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting , and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline...
- The Petroleum InstitutePetroleum InstituteThe Petroleum Institute is a private engineering school in Sas Al Nakhl, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, focused primarily on petroleum engineering and research, and funded by several major international oil companies...
- Petroleum jellyPetroleum jellyPetroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum or soft paraffin, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons , originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties...
- Petroleum politicsPetroleum politicsPetroleum politics have been an increasingly important aspect of diplomacy since the rise of the petroleum industry in the Middle East in the early 20th century...
- A Petroleum productPetroleum productPetroleum products are useful materials derived from crude oil as it is processed in oil refineries.According to crude oil composition and demand, refineries can produce different shares of petroleum products. The largest share of oil products is used as energy carriers: various grades of fuel...
- A petroleum reservoir
- Liquefied petroleum gas
- Strategic Petroleum ReserveStrategic Petroleum ReserveThe Strategic Petroleum Reserve is an emergency fuel storage of oil maintained by the United States Department of Energy.- United States :The US SPR is the largest emergency supply in the world with the current capacity to hold up to ....
Place names
- Petroleum, IndianaPetroleum, IndianaPetroleum is an unincorporated town in Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana....
- Petroleum County, MontanaPetroleum County, Montana-National protected areas:*Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge *War Horse National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 493 people, 211 households and 136 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.29 per square mile . There were 292 housing units...
- Petroleum, West VirginiaPetroleum, West VirginiaPetroleum is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 699 feet . It has no post office but still has a ZIP code of 26161. The North Bend Rail Trail passes through the community....