Petroleum Products

Introduction

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Primary petroleum products derived from crude oil include:


  • Liquified petroleum gas (LPG)
  • Gasoline
  • Naphtha
  • Kerosene
  • Jet aircraft fuels
  • Diesel fuel
  • Fuel oils
  • Lubricating oils
  • Paraffin wax
  • Asphalt and tar
  • Petroleum coke

In addition to the products listed above, a wide variety of other products can be extracted from crude oil. These consist of a very large number of commercial products, from chemicals for the chemical industry to the materials used to create the clothes we wear.