Petroleum

Crude oil is a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons.

About Petroleum

Crude oil is a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons. Refining separates it into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks. Crude oil and finished petroleum products occupy different stages of processing.

Hydrocarbon mixture
Refinery feedstock
Liquid resource

Industrial applications

  • Fuels
  • Petrochemical feedstocks
  • Refined products