Question

What is black gold?????????

Answer 1

Hey....... I think petrol is black gold......... As it is an important fossil fuel....

Answer 2

Black gold is a term applied to oil or petroleum, which is black when it comes out of the ground and is worth a great deal of money. Prior to the mid-19 th century, oil from animal tallow (fat) and whale blubber was used as a lubricant and fuel. In 1859, retired railroad conductor Edwin L Drake drilled a well near Titusville, Pennsylvania and struck oil. Soon western Pennsylvania became an important oil-producing area, and petroleum products (such as kerosene) replaced whale oil in lamps. During the early 1900s, Texas and California became leading oil producers,meeting the demand for new products, such as gasoline to fuel the newly-invented automobile .