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| (Oil as is comes out of the ground) is a thick and gooey liquid consisting of hundreds of different combustible hydrocarbons along with small amounts of sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen impurities |
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Heavy Oil (unconventional) from shale rock, tar sands
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| Has a low net energy yield and a higher environmental impact than conventional oil |
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Refining for Petrochemicals
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| Chemicals obtained by refining (distilling) crude oil. They are used as raw materials in manufacturing most industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fibers, paints, medicines, and many other products. |
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| Natural Gas (conventional) |
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| Underground deposits of gases consisting of 50-90% by weight methane gas and small amounts of heavier gaseous hydrocarbon compounds such as propane and butane |
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| Natural Gas (conventional) |
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| Underground deposits of gases consisting of 50-90% by weight methane gas and small amounts of heavier gaseous hydrocarbon compounds such as propane and butane |
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