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Petroleum (L. petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, literally "rock oil") or crude oilis a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, and other organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the earth's surface.
The term "petroleum" was first used in the treatise De Natura Fossilium, published in 1546 by the German mineralogist Georg Bauer, also known as Georgius Agricola.[1]
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Is petroleum the same as oil?
Oil and petroleum are the same thing.
Is oil the same thing as petroleum?
Oil and petroleum are the same thing.
What is Venezuela's major industry?
Petroleum Petroleum
Is petroleum used in motor oil?
Yes . . . motor oil IS refined petroleum.
Is oil and petroleum use efficient?
Oil and Petroleum use is very efficient.
Did crude oil means petroleum?
Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
What are the uses of oil biomarkers in petroleum explroration?
Oil biomarkers are used to predict where oil may be and avoid where oil isn't in petroleum exploration.
What does petroleum make?
petroleum jelly, oil, and gasoline are some
What is the difference of oil and petroleum?
Oil is mostly man made petroleum is fossil fuels and is mostly natural
How does petroleum turn into gasoline?
Petroleum is oil right? Then however oil is turned into gasoline you have your answer. (not strip mining)
Why do you crack petroleum?
You don't crack Petroleum. Petroleum is one of the distillates of cracking crude oil.
How do oil geologists find buried petroleum?
petroleum is usually taken form the ground by drilling a narrow hole into a petroleum deposit and simply pumping out the oil
