heavy petroleum products
1petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …
2Petroleum — For other uses, see Petroleum (disambiguation). Proven world oil reserves, 2009 …
3Petroleum industry — The distribution of oil and gas reserves among the world s 50 largest oil companies. The reserves of the privately owned companies are grouped together. The oil produced by the supermajor companies accounts for less than 15% of the total world… …
4petroleum production — Introduction recovery of crude oil and, often, associated natural gas from the Earth. petroleum is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material that is believed to have formed in deep sedimentary (sedimentary rock) beds from animal and …
5Petroleum politics — Argentine president Néstor Kirchner and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez discuss the Gran Gasoducto del Suran energy and trade integration project for South America. They met on November 21, 2005 in Venezuela. Petroleum politics have been an… …
6Petroleum in Nigeria — The extraction and drilling of petroleum in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s,… …
7Petroleum industry in Western Australia — Western Australia s share of Australian gas reserves The petroleum industry in Western Australia is the largest contributor to Australia s production of most petroleum products.[1] Based largely on development of the reserves of the North West… …
8Petroleum industry in Nigeria — The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry… …
9Petroleum in Western Australia — The Western Australian petroleum industry is the largest contributor to Australia s production of most petroleum products. [citeweb|url=http://www.appea.com.au/index.php?option=com content task=blogsection id=7 Itemid=32|title=2007 Production… …
10petroleum distillates — Byproducts of the refining of crude oil. Low boiling or light petroleum distillates (LPD) are highly volatile mixtures of hydrocarbons. These mixtures are sometimes called ligroin, petroleum ether, or naphtha. LPDs are used as cigarette… …
