petroleum product refining

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• petroleum 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… …   Universalium

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• Petroleum coke — (often abbreviated Pet coke or petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes.[1] Other coke has traditionally been derived from …   Wikipedia

• petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …   Universalium

• petroleum coke — noun : a solid nonvolatile residue which is obtained as the final still product in the distillation of crude petroleum and whose purity makes it desirable for metallurgical processes, for carbon electrodes, and as a fuel * * * petroleum coke noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Downstream (petroleum industry) — For other uses, see Downstream (disambiguation). The petroleum industry is usually divided into three major components: Upstream, midstream and downstream. Midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category. The downstream oil… …   Wikipedia

• Strategic Petroleum Reserve — This article refers to the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve. For other countries see global strategic petroleum reserves The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is an emergency fuel store of petroleum maintained by the United States… …   Wikipedia

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• Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation — Type public Industry Oil and gas Founded 1977 Headquarters Abuja, Nigeria …   Wikipedia