PetroleumPetroleum, 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…View analysis →
Coal miningCoal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate…View analysis →
Compressed natural gasCompressed natural gas (CNG) is fuel gas composed primarily of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of its volume at standard atmospheric pressure. It is stored in…View analysis →
Abiogenic petroleum originThe abiogenic petroleum origin hypothesis proposes that most of Earth's petroleum and natural gas deposits were formed inorganically, commonly known as abiotic oil. Scientific…View analysis →
Petroleum jellyPetroleum jelly, petrolatum (/ˌpɛtrəˈleɪtəm/), white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon…View analysis →
Coal combustion productsCoal combustion products (CCPs), also called coal combustion wastes (CCWs) or coal combustion residuals (CCRs), are by-products of burning coal. They are categorized in four…View analysis →
Flash-gas (petroleum)In an oil and gas production, flash-gas is a spontaneous vapor that is produced from the heating or depressurization of the extracted oil mixture during different phases of…View analysis →
