Commonly, Petroleum is 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).
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is crude oil.
Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
crude oil is a petroleum
Oil in its natural state is called crude oil. It is a mixture of hydrocarbons that are found underground and is the raw material for producing various petroleum products.
Petrol. actually its oil.
Petroleum is called "black gold" because of its value, versatility, and economic significance, similar to that of gold. It is also referred to as "crude oil" because it is a natural, unrefined oil extracted from the earth, before being processed into various petroleum products.
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.
No they are not. why i am not sure, but i think it is because 1. petroleum is used differently than oil. 2. oil is thicker than petroleum 3. If thy were the same thing than why would they be called different?
crude oil
Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
Crude oil is named because it is a raw, unrefined petroleum product that comes directly out of the ground in liquid form. It is called "crude" because it has not been processed or refined into its various components such as gasoline, diesel, or other petroleum products.