Question

what do you mean by petroleum ?​

Answer 1

$\text{ \huge { \underline{ \underline{PETROLEUM }}}}$

$\text{The word ` petroleum ' is \: derived \: } \\ \text{from \: latin \: words} \: \textbf{petra} \: \text{which \: means} \\ \text{rock \: and \: }\textbf{oleum} \: \text{which \: means \: oil.} \\ \text{Petroleum \: is \: also \: known \: as \: } \\ \textbf{rock \: oil } \text{or} \: \textbf{crude \: oil.} \\ \\ \text{It \: is \: a \: naturally \: occuring \: found} \\ \text{in \: rocks \: deep \: inside \: the \: } \\ \text{Earth's crust. \: It \: consists \: of \: a \: } \\ \text{complete \: mixture \: of \: hydrocarbons} \\ \text{and \: other \: organic \: compounds.}$

$\text{petroleum \: is \: a \: fossil \: fuel \: formed \:} \\ \text{from \: dead \: sea \: organisms \: buried \: } \\ \text{under \: high \: temprature \: and \: } \\ \text{pressure \: for \: millions \: of \: years.}$

$\textbf{ \underline{Advantages of using petroleum }}$

$\text{Petroleum \:has \: high \: energy \: density. }$

$\text{this \: oil \: has \: become \: the } \\ \text{worlds \: most \: important \: source \: of} \\ \text{energy \: since \: the \: mid - 1950s.}$

$\text{Petroleum \: is \: also \: the \: raw} \\ \text{material \: for \: many \: chemical} \\ \text{products \: including \: pharmaceuticals} \\ \text{, solvents, \: fertilizers, \: etc.}$

$\textbf{ \underline{Disadvantages of using petroleum }}$

$\text{petroleum \: is \: a \: non - renewable} \\ \text{source \: of \: energy.}$

$\text{it \: gets \: consumed \: quickly \: and \: } \\ \text{cannot \: be \: renewed \: in \: a \: short} \\ \text{period \: of \: time.}$

$\text{petroleum \: fuels \: are \: not \: ecofriendly} \\ \text{they \: pollute \: the \: environment \: as} \\ \text{lot \: of \: smoke \: is \: released.}$

$\text{they \: have \: also \: contributed \: to \: } \\ \text{global \: warming.}$

$\textbf{ \underline{ \underline{Some facts about Petroleum }}}$

$\text{Petroleum \: was \: formed \: more \: than} \\ \text{300 \: million \: year \: ago.}$

$\text{About \: 20 \: gallons \: of \: regular \: gasoline} \\ \text{can \: be \: produced \: from \: one \: barrel} \\ \text{of \: oil.}$

$\text{The \: fuel \: necessary \: for \: motor \: } \\ \text{vehicle \: and \: aviation \: and \:many \: } \\ \text{other \: products.}$

$\text{Oil \: has \: been \: used \: for \: more \: } \\ \text{than \: 5000 \: years .}$

$\text{Oil \: is \: made \: into \: many \: different \: } \\ \text{products \: like \: for \: instance \: clothes} \\ \text{, fertilizers, plastic \: bottles \: and \: } \\ \text{lot \: of \: other \: products.}$

$\text{Crude \: oil \: is \: sweet \: if \: it \: contains \: } \\ \text{less \: sulphur \: and \: sour \: if \: more \: sulphur.}$

$\text{Oil \: together \: with \: coal \: and \: natural} \\ \text{gas \: supply \: abour \: 88\% \: of \: the \: } \\ \text{worlds \: energy \: needs.}$

$\textsf{The \: world \: leaders \: in \: the \: production} \\ \textsf{of \: petroleum \: are \: Iran, Iraq,} \\ \textsf{saudi \: arabia \: and \: qatar.}$

$\textsf{In India, Petroleum is drilled from \: the} \\ \textsf{oil \: fields \: at \: Digboi \: in \: Assam, \: Bombay} \\ \textsf{high \: in \: Mumbai \: and \: the \: deltas} \\ \textsf{of \: Krishna \: and \: Godavari \: rivers.}$

$\text {USA, Russia, Venezeula andAlgeria are } \\ \text {some major Petroleum producers.}$