Petroleum

Petroleum is a liquid that is found underground. Sometimes we call it oil. Oil can be as thick and black as tar or as thin as water. Petroleum has a lot of energy. We can turn it into differentfuels—like gasoline, kerosene, and heating oil. Most plastics and inks are made from petroleum, too.




* An introduction to Petroleum
Petroleum is classified as a fossil fuel and as anon-renewable energy source. Fossil fuels are formed when sea plants and animal die and the remains become buried under thousand feet of silt or mud. Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
Petroleum isformed by hydrocarbons with the addition of sulphur. Petroleum in its natural form when first collected is usually named crude oil, and can be clear, green or black(bitumen).

Edwin Drake sank thefirst known oil well in 1859, in Pennsylvania. Since this time oil and petroleum production figure grew exponentially. Originally the primary use of petroleum was as a lighting fuel, once it had beendistilled and turned into kerosene. When Edison opened the world's first electricity generating plant in 1882.
In modern times petroleum is viewed as a valuable commodity, traded around the world inthe same way as gold and diamonds. Petroleum is mostly used to power internal combustion engines in the form of gasoline or petrol.
Petroleum is also a major part of the chemical makeup of manyplastics and synthetics.
The world has a limited supply of petroleum, and current estimations tell us that within the next few decades mankind will have completely depleted this valuable natural resource.____________________________________________________________________

* Interesting facts

* What is the future of oil production?
EIA estimates that, based on recent USGS estimates ofthe global oil resource base, worldwide oil production is likely to continue increasing for more than three decades.
* Where Is Oil Produced?
-Crude oil is produced in 31 States and U.S....