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“The most common products from
petroleum are energy products: heating oil and diesel fuel. Other
petroleum products are: ink, crayons, bubble gum, dishwashing liquids,
deodorant, eyeglasses, records, tires, ammonia and heart valves.
A barrel of oil (42 gallons) yields these refined products (percent
of barrel):
-47% gasoline for use in automobiles
-23% heating oil and diesel fuel
-18% other products, which include petrochemical feedstock—products
derived from petroleum principally from the manufacturing of chemicals,
synthetic rubber and plastics
-10% jet fuel
- 4% propane
- 3% asphalt
Crude Oil FAQs – Energy Information
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America’s
energy strength lies in the abundance and diversity of its energy
resources. Natural gas is a critical component of the Nation’s
energy mix. Ensuring abundant, affordable, reliable natural gas
for American consumers requires:
-Efficient use and conservation of valuable natural gas in all its
applications.
-Increasing supplies of natural gas from both domestic and international
sources.
-Enhancing the Nation’s natural gas delivery system to ensure
the gas is available when and where it is needed.
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Industrial applications
for natural gas are many. Industrial applications include those same
uses found in residential and commercial settings – heating,
cooling, and cooking. Natural gas is used for waste treatment and
incineration, metals preheating, drying and dehumidification, glass
melting, food processing, and fueling industrial boilers. Gases such
as butane, ethane, and propane may be extracted from natural gas to
be used as a feedstock for such products as fertilizers and pharmaceutical
products.
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“Fossil fuels – coal, oil and natural
gas – currently provide more than 85% of all the energy consumed
in the United States, nearly two-thirds of our electricity and virtually
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