This chart shows Conventional Crude Oil -- Production by Country.
Crude oil is a naturally occurring, unrefined petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic materials. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable products such as gasoline, diesel and various forms of petrochemicals. It is a nonrenewable resource, also known as a fossil fuel, which means that it can't be replaced naturally at the rate we consume it and is therefore a limited resource.
Crude oil is typically obtained through oil drilling, where it is usually found alongside other resources, such as natural gas and saline water. It is then refined and processed into a variety of forms, such as gasoline, kerosene, and asphalt, and sold to consumers.
An industrial plant that refines crude oil into petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline and heating oils. Oil refineries essentially serve as the second stage in the production process following the actual extraction by oil rigs. The first step in the refining process is distillation where crude oil is heated at extreme temperatures to separate the different hydrocarbons.
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