Petroleum

Petroleum

Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a natural resource that appears as a yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting primarily of hydrocarbons. The term petroleum refers to both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil, as well as to petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil. Petroleum is a fossil fuel formed over millions of years from anaerobic decay of organic materials from buried prehistoric organisms, particularly plankton and algae. It is estimated that 70% of the world's oil deposits were formed during the Mesozoic, 20% were formed in the Cenozoic, and only 10% were formed in the Paleozoic. Conventional reserves of petroleum are primarily recovered by drilling, which is performed after studying the relevant structural geology, analysis of the sedimentary basin, and characterization of the petroleum reservoir.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Wikidata description:  Naturally Occurring Flammable Liquid
• Wikidata label:  Petroleum
• Wikidata aliases:  Petroleum, Crude Oil, Black Gold, Oil, Raw Oil, Pampetro, Petrol Oil, Fossil-Oil, Conventional Oil, Fossil Oil, Petroleum

• Related Topics:  Petroleum Category, Glassforming Liquids And Melts, Causes Of War, Fossil Fuels, Chemical Mixtures