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What is the secondary industry for petroleum?

Secondary industry for petroleum


What is the full form of SPE in petroleum industry?

What is the full from of spe


What is oil industry?

The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum (oil) is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream, midstream and downstream. Midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category.Petroleum is vital to many industries, and is of importance to the maintenance of industrial civilization in its current configuration, and thus is a critical concern for many nations. Oil accounts for a large percentage of the world's energy consumption, ranging from as low of 32% for Europe and Asia, up to a high of 53% for the Middle East.


What are the factors of location of a petroleum industry?

1. Communications links.2. Closeness to raw materials (reserves)3. Availability of appropriately skilled employees.4. Opportunity for waste disposal.5. Availability of power supplies.6. Government incentives


What is the objective of industrial visit?

The purpose of an industrial visit is to show students different opportunities within the industry, to allow them to see people working in the industry and to allow them to explore classroom concepts with professionals. The student should be led in before visit, during visit and after visit activities.

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Led to the creation of multimillion-dollar petroleum industry?

Edwin Drake's well


What is the secondary industry for petroleum?

Secondary industry for petroleum


Is uranium used in the petroleum industry?

Uranium is not used in the petroleum industry.


What has the author Victor Ross written?

Victor Ross has written: 'The evolution of the oil industry' -- subject(s): Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum 'Petroleum in Canada' -- subject(s): Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade


What has the author A E Dunstan written?

A. E. Dunstan has written: 'The science of petroleum' -- subject(s): Petroleum engineering, Petroleum industry and trade 'Chemistry and the petroleum industry' -- subject(s): Petroleum


In what goods does the petroleum and coal products industry specialize?

Products in this industry include calcined petroleum coke, regular petroleum coke, fireplace logs, fuel briquettes, or petroleum waxes, independently of petroleum refineries.


How did the petroleum industry use magnetic tape?

The petroleum industry used magnetic tape in geophysical exploration equipment


When was South African Petroleum Industry Association created?

South African Petroleum Industry Association was created in 1994.


What has the author Matthew P Brouwer written?

Matthew P. Brouwer has written: 'Oil refining and the petroleum industry' -- subject(s): Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade, Refining, Petroleum refineries


What has the author Joseph W Thompson written?

Joseph W. Thompson has written: 'The petroleum industry' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Petroleum engineering, Petroleum industry and trade


What has the author R A Simpson written?

R. A. Simpson has written: 'A survey of the petroleum industry in Canada in 1961' -- subject(s): Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade, Statistics


What is Venezuela's major industry?

Petroleum Petroleum