Petroleum

Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. A widely believed myth is that the oil itself is flammable, however it is actually the gas that evaporates from the oil that is flammable. Petroleum exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earth's crust. Another name is naphtha, from Persian naft or nafátá (to flow). It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the alkane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and purity. It is an important "primary energy" source (IEA Key World Energy Statistics). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products, including solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics.

Films about petroleum

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• {{imdb title|id=0363498|title=California Oil Wells in Operation }}
• {{imdb title|id=0222879|title=Canada Strikes Oil: Leduc, Alberta 1947 }}
• {{imdb title|id=0446320|title=The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream}}
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• {{imdb title|id=0063060|title=Hellfighters}}
• {{imdb title|id=0386530|title=Incendio del pozo petrolero de Dos Bocas, Veracruz}}
• {{imdb title|id=0391235|title=La Industria del Petróleo}}
• {{imdb title|id=0172594|title=Industria petrolului }}
• {{imdb title|id=0334042|title=Oil - From Fossil to Flame }}
• {{imdb title|id=0184795|title=Oil Fires, Their Prevention and Extinguishment}}
• {{imdb title|id=0461695|title=Oil Storm }}
• {{imdb title|id=0224029|title=Roughnecks: The Story of Oil Drillers }}
• {{imdb title|id=0348412|title=Wildcatter: The Story of Texas Oil }}
• {{imdb title|id=0104706|title=Lektionen in Finsternis }}