Partial list of products made with petroleum.
partial list of products made from Petroleum (6000 itemsA partial list of products made from Petroleum (6000 items). One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline.
The rest (over half) is used to make things like: Although the major use of petroleum is as a fuel, (gasoline, jet fuel, heating oil), and petroleum and natural gas are often used to generate electricity, there are many other uses. Here are some of the ways petroleum is used in our every day lives. All plastic is made from petroleum and plastic is used almost everywhere: in cars, houses, toys, computers and clothing. Asphalt used in road construction is a petroleum product as is the synthetic rubber in the tires. Paraffin wax comes from petroleum, as do fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, phonograph records, photographic film, furniture, packaging materials, surfboards, paints, and artificial fibers used in clothing, upholstery, and carpet backing.
Solvents
Ink
Upholstery
Bicycle Tires Dresses
Cassettes Motorcycle Helmet CD Player Curtains
Vitamin Capsules Dashboards
Putty
Percolators
Skis
Tool Racks
Mops
Umbrellas Roofing
Denture Adhesive Speakers
Tennis Rackets Nylon Rope Water Pipes Shampoo
Guitar Strings Antifreeze Clothes
Combs Vaporizers
Heart Valves Enamel Anesthetics Dentures
Cold cream
Fan Belts Refrigerators
Ink
Toys Dolls Tires Tents Shoes
Glue Skis Dyes Cameras Combs Dice Mops Purses Dresses Pajamas Pillows
Diesel
Floor Wax Sweaters
Sports Car Bodies Tires
Dishwasher Caulking
Faucet Washers Food Preservatives Antihistamines Cortisone
Dyes
Life Jackets
TV Cabinets
Car Battery Cases Slacks
Yarn
Toilet Seats Linoleum
Plastic Wood Rubber Cement Candles
Hand Lotion Wheels
Luggage
Football Helmets Toothbrushes CD's
Balloons
Crayons
Pillows
Artificial Turf Model Cars
Movie film
Car Enamel
Golf Balls
Dishwashing liquids Unbreakable dishes
Car sound insulation Motorcycle helmets Refrigerator linings Electrician's tape Roller-skate wheels Permanent press clothes Soft contact lenses Food preservatives Transparent tape Disposable diapers Sports car bodies Electric blankets
Car battery cases Synthetic rubber Vitamin capsules
Motor Oil Ballpoint Pens Boats
Nail Polish
Golf Bags
Tool Boxes Petroleum Jelly Antiseptics Basketballs Purses Deodorant
Panty Hose Rubbing Alcohol Shag Rugs Epoxy
Insect Repellent Fertilizers Fishing Rods
Ice Cube Trays Electric Blankets Fishing Boots Trash Bags Roller Skates Paint Rollers Aspirin Awnings
Ice Chests
Paint Brushes
Sun Glasses Parachutes
Dishes
Artificial limbs Folding Doors Soft Contact lenses Shaving Cream Toothpaste
Paint brushes Insecticides Fishing lures Linoleum Paint rollers Plastic wood Trash bags Hand lotion Shampoo Fishing rods Anesthetics TV cabinets Salad bowls Awnings Safety glass VCR tapes Movie film
Bearing Grease Football Cleats Insecticides Fishing lures Perfumes
Shoe Polish Transparent Tape Clothesline
Soap
Shoes
Footballs Refrigerant Linings Electrician's Tape Paint
Oil Filters
Hair Coloring Lipstick Synthetic Rubber Glycerin
Dice
House Paint
Surf Boards Shower Curtains Safety Glasses Eyeglasses Footballs Detergents
Tents Telephones Cameras Bandages
Hair Curlers Drinking Cups Ammonia Gasoline
Telephones Antiseptics Deodorant Sweaters Floor wax Model cars Soap dishes Clothesline Panty hose Oil filters Upholstery Cassettes House paint Ammonia Hair curlers Eyeglasses Ice chests
Candles Boats Crayons Caulking Balloons Curtains Milk jugs Putty Tool racks Slacks Yarn Roofing Luggage Fan belts Carpeting Lipstick Aspirin
Rubbing alcohol Ice cube trays Insect repellent Roofing shingles Shower curtains Plywood adhesive Beach umbrellas Faucet washers Antihistamines Drinking cups Petroleum jelly Tennis rackets Wire insulation Ballpoint pens Artificial turf Artificial limbs Shaving cream
Loudspeakers Credit cards Water pipes Fishing boots Garden hose Umbrellas Rubber cement Cold cream Hair coloring Guitar strings
Toothpaste Toothbrushes Folding doors Shower doors Heart valves Hearing aids Wading pools
Ice buckets
Fertilizers
Toilet seats
Life jackets
Golf balls
Detergents
Sun glasses
Bandages
Nail polish
False teeth
Golf bags
Perfume
Shoe polish
Cortisone
LP records
Vaporizers
Parachutes
more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per
Americans consume petroleum products at a
day each! But, as shown here petroleum is not just used for fuel.
The world's top five crude oil-producing countries are: Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Iran, and China
Over one-fourth of the crude oil produced in the United States is produced offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The top crude oil- producing states are: Texas, Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
About 59.5 percent of the crude oil and petroleum products used in the United States come from other countries.
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