<p class="sensei-content-description"><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">Refining Crude Oil</mark></strong></p> The process of separating the various constituents/fractions of petroleum is known as refining. It is carried out in a petroleum refinery as shown below. Petroleum refineries convert (refine) crude oil into petroleum products for use as fuels for transportation, heating, paving roads, and generating electricity and feed-stocks for making chemicals. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://www.primacyebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Petroleum-refinery.jpg" alt="Petroleum refinery" class="wp-image-20887"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Petroleum refinery</figcaption></figure> <div class="sign-up-notice-after-excerpt-two" style="background-color:powderblue;"> You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following: <ul> <li>The complete lesson note and evaluation questions for this topic</li> <li>The complete lessons for the subject and class (First Term, Second Term & Third Term)</li> <li>Media-rich, interactive and gamified content</li> <li>End-of-lesson objective questions with detailed explanations to force mastery of content</li> <li>Simulated termly preparatory exams</li> <li>Discussion boards on all lessons and subjects</li> <li>Guaranteed learning</li> <li>Win great prizes for topping the <a href="https://www.primacyebooks.com">Primacy Ebooks</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sensei-message info"></div>