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Petroleum industry in the United States (4 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Petroleum industry by country" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Schematic map of crude oil shipments by rail in the US in 2014 (US EIA) Before the common availability of long-distance pipelines, most crude oil was shipped by rail. It is for this historical reason that in Texas, oil and gas production came to be regulated by the Texas Railroad Commission. Rail transport of crude oil has made a resurgence ...
Jampilen Petrochemical co., Asaluyeh, Iran. The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. [according to whom?] A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. [according to whom?] It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector. [according to whom?]
The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, synthetic fragrances, and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream, midstream, and downstream.
A mound of oil drums near the Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Refinery along the Mississippi River in December 1972.. Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land [1] along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which contains over 200 [2] petrochemical plants and refineries. [3]
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The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major sectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. The downstream sector is the refining of petroleum crude oil and the processing and purifying of raw natural gas, [1] as well as the marketing and distribution of products derived from crude oil and natural gas.
American businesspeople in the oil industry (1 C, 261 P) Pages in category "Petroleum industry in the United States" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.