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Refined Products

Refined Products

Refined products are useful materials made from crude oil through heating and separation processes. These items power cars, heat homes, and build roads.
Refined products are useful materials made from crude oil through heating and separation processes. These items power cars, heat homes, and build roads.

Common Fuels

  • Gasoline: Runs cars and small trucks
  • Diesel: Powers large trucks, trains, and buses
  • Jet fuel: Flies airplanes
  • Heating oil: Warms buildings in winter
  • LPG: Cooks food and runs portable heaters

Non-Fuel Materials

Asphalt
Paves roads and roofs
Lubricants
Keeps machine parts moving smoothly
Petrochemicals
Makes plastics, clothes, and medicines