Here is a list of petroleum and natural gas producing countries:- 1. North America 2. The Caribbean Countries 3. The Middle Eastern Countries 4. The U.S.S.R. 5. Countries of Africa 6. Countries of Asia 7. Parts of Australasia 8. Countries of South America 9. Countries of Europe. North America (U.S.A.): It was at Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859 that the world's [...]
The following points highlight the chief methods used to distil crude oil. The methods are: 1. Fractional Distillation 2. Thermal Cracking 3. Catalytic Cracking 4. Polymerization. Method # 1. Fractional Distillation: This is the basic method of oil distillation that splits the crude oil into its various 'fractions'. The process is based on the fact that each of the fractions [...]
Oil refineries may be located either near their raw materials, or near their markets, or at some intermediate point. Because much of the world's, oil is produced by countries which have little internal demand for oil, a large proportion of the total must be traded. Oil is the largest single commodity in world trade. Most of the major refineries are [...]