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The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines ), and marketing of petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol).
- Fuel
Chemical fuels are substances that release energy by...
- Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material such as...
- Fuel
The energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution. Modern society consumes large amounts of fuel, and the energy industry is a crucial part of the infrastructure and maintenance of society in almost all ...
While the local use of oil goes back many centuries, the modern petroleum industry along with its outputs and modern applications are of a recent origin. Petroleum's status as a key component of politics, society, and technology has its roots in the coal and kerosene industry of the late 19th century.
Chemical fuels are substances that release energy by reacting with substances around them, most notably by the process of combustion . Chemical fuels are divided in two ways. First, by their physical properties, as a solid, liquid or gas. Secondly, on the basis of their occurrence: primary (natural fuel) and secondary (artificial fuel).
Als Erdölgewinnung wird das Aufsuchen ( Prospektion) und das Erschließen ( Exploration) von Erdöllagerstätten sowie die Förderung von Erdöl aus Erdöllagerstätten ( Gewinnung) bezeichnet. Erdöl- Tiefpumpe ( englisch oil derrick pump) in einem Ölfeld im nordwestlichen Texas.
A fossil fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned as a fuel.
Gasoline ( / ˈɡæsəliːn /) or petrol ( / ˈpɛtrəl /) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
