crude oil
Black liquid gold
Crude oil is petroleum in its natural, unrefined state—a dark, viscous liquid extracted from underground deposits.
It's the raw material refined into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and countless petrochemicals.
Crude oil prices jumped after the pipeline shutdown.
Often shortened to just crude: Brent crude closed at $82 a barrel.
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- sourSharp, biting taste
- sweetTasting of sugar
light · heavy · viscosity · paraffin · aromatic · tar · black gold
Industrial purification facility
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- petrochemicalsCompounds derived from petroleum
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
kerosene · jet fuel · naphtha · bitumen · asphalt · lubricant · cracking · fractionation
Accidental liquid release
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- cleanupRestoration of order
leakage · tarballs · bioremediation · Deepwater Horizon · Exxon Valdez · seabirds · marine · wildlife
Hole-making by rotation
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
- pumpjackMechanical petroleum well lifter
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
platform · gusher · reservoir · oilfield · exploration · upstream · offshore · onshore
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- sourSharp, biting taste
sweet · light · heavy · viscosity · paraffin · aromatic · tar · black gold
refinery
Industrial purification facility
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- petrochemicalsCompounds derived from petroleum
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
diesel · kerosene · jet fuel · naphtha · bitumen · asphalt · lubricant · cracking · fractionation · hydrocarbon
spill
Accidental liquid release
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- disasterSudden ruinous event
cleanup · leakage · tarballs · bioremediation · Deepwater Horizon · Exxon Valdez · seabirds · marine · wildlife · ecosystem
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
- pumpjackMechanical petroleum well lifter
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
rig · platform · gusher · reservoir · oilfield · exploration · upstream · offshore · onshore · seismic
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
futures · spot price · trading · export · import · embargo · quota · pricing · upstream · midstream
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- supertankerEnormous petroleum cargo ship
- terminalAt the endpoint
storage · shipment · Keystone · loading · offloading · depot · rail car · barge
- petroleumpetroleum, oilfields, kerosene, diesel fuel, gasoline
- oil industrypetroleum, drilling, drilling rig, refineries, refining
- Oil Marketspetroleum, OPEC, spot price, refinery, refineries
- commodities tradingcommodities, commodity markets, commodity prices, futures, futures contracts
- Middle East resourcespetroleum, gas fields, natural gas, dates, date palms
- oil reservestar sands, strategic reserves
crude oilrefined oil
Purified liquid fuel
gasoline · diesel fuel · petrol · diesel · kerosene
crude oilrenewable energy
Self-replenishing natural power
wind power · solar power · hydroelectric power · solar energy · nuclear energy
crude oilsynthetic oil
Man-made engine lubricant
synthetic fuel · synfuel · biofuel · biodiesel · ethanol