From oil that is found beneath the surface of the Earth.
When pumped out of the ground, it is referred to as crude oil.
It is typically processed by a company/ies to make the products that you consider "petroleum products (e.g.: fuel (gasoline/petrol/jet), lubricating oil (motor, gear, bearing), heating (#1-#6, kerosene, residual oils, etc).
Products made form petroleum are called hydrocarbons. Petroleum and natural gas are where most hydrocarbons come from. Hydrocarbons are entirely made from crude oils.
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Crude oil is processed to obtain petroleum products.
Gasoline, kerosene, diesel.Update: Also, all sorts of plastic.
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is crude oil.
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Shell offers petroleum products like engine oil, lubricants and chemicals. They are the leading providers of petroleum products. They provide their products in various countries and are very reputed.
Biofuel comes from petroleum products which come from below the ground. Ethanol, however, the "bio" part of biofuels, comes from corn.
Products in this industry include calcined petroleum coke, regular petroleum coke, fireplace logs, fuel briquettes, or petroleum waxes, independently of petroleum refineries.
LPG Liquid petroleum gas
The three main imports are capital goods,most foods, and consumer goods.
where did petroleum come from?