it was formed by sea plants and creatures
Petroleum is oil, more specifically crude oil, a thick mix of hydrocarbons formed from compressed plant matter over a period of millions of years.
crude oil is a petroleum
Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
Petroleum is a non-renewable resource. It is a fossil fuel and so a non-renewable source. Petroleum is refined from crude oil, which has been formed over thousands of years. So petroleum is NOT renewable.
NAICS Code(s): 211111 (Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction)
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is 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).
Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
crude petroleum
kerosene is a more refined version of crude petroleum
Crude petroleum fuel is formed from the dead organisms by this way.
You may be thinking of petroleum.