Question

write a short note on petroleum

Answer 1

Petroleum (from Latin: petra: "rock" + oleum: "oil".Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface, which is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation.

Answer 2

Petroleum is used mostly, by volume, for producing fuel oil and gasoline (petrol)Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations. Petroleum or crude oil is a fossil fuel. Petroleum is the term which means 'rock-oil'.