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Petroleum Products

Petroleum is found almost everywhere in a variety of of forms. Petroleum is most recognized as a fuel for transportation and heating homes, but it is also found in plastics, medicine, and even some food. Petroleum products can be arranged into three categories as seen below.

Click on each picture to find out more about those petroleum products.



Fuels: This category includes motor gasoline, diesel fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene, jet fuel, and petroleum coke.



Finished Non-fuels: This category includes solvents, lubricant oils, petroleum wax, petrolatum, asphalt, and petroleum coke.



Feedstocks: This category includes chemicals that are used by the petrochemical industry.

Sources:
Energy Information Authority. October 2005. "Petroleum Products". EIA-Energy Information Sheets.

     
     
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