Oil and natural gas are used in everyday products such as lipstick and deodorant and life-saving medical devices, such as MRI machines and pacemakers. Byproducts from oil refining is used to produce plastics, as well as lubricants, waxes, tars and even asphalt for our roads.

It is used in industrial and commercial heating and cooking, and, increasingly, to fuel electricity generation. In a compressed form, natural gas can also be used as a transportation fuel. Natural gas is either found mixed in oil or is released from coal.

How much petroleum does the world consume?

• The five largest petroleum-consuming countries in 2018 and their shares of total world petroleum consumption.
• United States20.5%
• China13.9%
• India4.8%
• Japan3.8%
• Russia3.6%

One of Earth’s most in-demand resources is petroleum, also known as oil. Petroleum is used to make gasoline for cars and other products, like tires or life jackets.

What Products Are Made From a Barrel of Crude Oil?

• Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD/Heating Oil)
• Kerosene/Jet Fuel.
• Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids.
• Residual Fuel.
• Many Other Products.

LPG is also created when crude oil is refined. One of the first products to be removed from crude oil before refining the hydrocarbon into jet fuel, diesel or gasoline, LPG constitutes about 3% of a barrel of crude oil.

An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel and fuel oils.

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Products made from crude oil These petroleum products include gasoline, distillates such as diesel fuel and heating oil, jet fuel, petrochemical feedstocks, waxes, lubricating oils, and asphalt.

Most plastic in use today comes from hydrocarbons derived from crude oil, natural gas and coal – fossil fuels.

Crude oil is the principal raw material in synthetic rubber. Approximately 70% of all rubber used today is synthetic.

Plastic number 1 refers to polyethylene terephthalate which is one of the most generally used thermoplastic polymer resin. Well, plastic 1 is most frequently used in water and beverages bottles, food jars and containers, salad dressing and oil bottles, clothes fiber, mouthwash bottles.

First, use plastics that are free from BPA and other potentially harmful chemicals. All plastic containers sold have recycling codes on them that make it easy to help you locate which plastic is the safest for use around the home and garden. Look for plastic packaging that is labeled with a #1, #2, #4, or #5.

Clay pots are usually more attractive than plastic ones, but plastic pots retain moisture better and won’t dry out as fast as unglazed terra-cotta ones. To get the best of both, slip a plastic pot into a slightly larger clay pot. Black pots absorb heat when they are sitting in the sun.

Using plastic containers to grow food is fine – provided you know which plastics to use. Make sure to discard scratched or worn down plastic containers to avoid leaching of chemicals. Common plastic containers used for growing: Food-grade 15-30 Litre buckets.