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Petroleum is a word derived from Latin: Petra - rock, oleum - oil. Thus, in direct translation petroleum means oil from rock and is commonly regarded as a very close synonym of Crude Oil. However, according to Britannica Encyclopedia, petroleum as a technical term encompasses: the liquid (crude oil), gaseous (natural gas), and viscous or solid forms (bitumen and asphalt).
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What is the main difference between crude oil and petroleum oil?
One is refined and the other has nuclear waste
Why do you crack petroleum?
You don't crack Petroleum. Petroleum is one of the distillates of cracking crude oil.
What is the difference between heavy crude oil and light crude oil?
light crude oil has less specific gravity,less viscosity while heavy crude oil has more specific gravity & viscosity.
What is the connection between monomers and crude oil?
All I know is that monomers are small atoms that join together to form polymers. Crude oil is also known as petroleum and unprocessed oil. Sorry, was wondering myself!
What is the specific heat of crude oil?
Heat exchanger for petroleum
What is the main difference between crude oil and petroleum oil?
One is refined and the other has nuclear waste
What is the difference between petroleum engineering and oil and gas engineering?
I think petroleum engineering has to do with the discovery of crude oil[hydrocarbons] in it's dark,sticky,viscous stage and lifting it to the surface and passing it to the refineries for the extraction of other components viz petroleum gases,petrol,kerosene . While gas and oil engineering has to do with reserving,distribution of refined oil and gas from crude oil to depots. Ismail Sani Ali.
Did crude oil means petroleum?
Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
What is Crude oli?
crude oil is a petroleum
What is the difference between synthetic oil and non synthetic oil?
Synthetic oil is a chemically made substitute made from petroleum components as opposed to non synthetic which is made from crude oil.
What is the mixture called when crude oil and petroleum come straight from the ground?
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is crude oil.
Is petroleum the other name for crude oil?
No, not actually. Crude oil is one type of petroleum. Petroleum is a common term for the liquid (crude oil), gaseous (natural gas), and viscous or solid forms (bitumen and asphalt).
What is another name for petroleum oil?
crude oil
Is petroleum a gas?
Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
Crude oil is the same thing as?
Petroleum
What are other names for petroleum?
crude oil
What is the difference between sweet and sour crude?
Sour crude is high in sulfur. Sweet crude is low in sulfur. Petroleum is considered "sweet" if it contains less than 0.5% sulphur. Sour crude oil has >0.5% sulphur. Sweet crude oil also contains small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2).
