Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
crude oil is a petroleum
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is crude oil.
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).
Petrol. actually its 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).
Crude Oil is hydrocarbon and it is mixture of carbon and hydrogen.
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Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
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You may be thinking of petroleum.
Petroleum is oil, more specifically crude oil, a thick mix of hydrocarbons formed from compressed plant matter over a period of millions of years.