Oil refinery facts for kids
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial plant where crude oil is made into useful petroleum products by fractional distillation and other processes. Products include gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas.
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A petrochemical refinery in Grangemouth, Scotland
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Refinery, Bayport Industrial Complex, Harris County, Texas
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The oil refinery in Haifa, Israel, is capable of processing about 9 million tons (66 million barrels) of crude oil a year. Its two cooling towers are landmarks of the city's skyline.
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A breakdown of the products made from a typical barrel of US oil
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Storage tanks and towers at Shell Puget Sound Refinery (Shell Oil Company), Anacortes, Washington
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Fire-extinguishing operations after the Texas City Refinery explosion
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Refinery of Slovnaft in Bratislava
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Oil refinery in Iran
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Sample of crude oil (petroleum)
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Cylinders of liquified petroleum gas
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Sample of gasoline
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Sample of kerosene
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Sample of diesel fuel
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Pile of asphalt-covered aggregate for formation into asphalt concrete
See also
In Spanish: Refinería de petróleo para niños
