An oil is any neutral, nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both

hydrophobic (immiscible with water, literally "water fearing") and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally "fat
loving"). Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and slippery.
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A hydrocarbon liquid substance that is greasy to the touch and is formed by natural resources or the breakdown of fats.
Oil comes in many forms as diverse as crude oil and vegetable oil, which serve very different purposes. Products
consisting of oil are insoluble when added to water, but will dissolve in organic substances such as those acquired from
living organisms.
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Crude Oil or Petroleum is simply unprocessed oil found deep beneath the earths surface. It can range in color from clear
to black and can be found as a liquid or solid. Overall properties of crude oils are dependent upon their chemical
composition and structure. Crude oil is pumped and stored in barrels for future refinement. The refinement process may
involve filtering, addition of additives, and specialized separation techniques to create specific crude oils and crude oil
products.
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Petroleum (or crude oil) is a complex, naturally occurring liquid mixture containing mostly hydrocarbons, but containing
also some compounds of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur.
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Hydroskimming is one of the simplest types of refinery used in the petroleum industry.
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A hydroskimming
refinery is defined as a refinery equipped with atmospheric distillation, naphtha reforming and necessary
treating processes. A hydroskimming refinery is therefore more complex than a topping refinery (which just
separates the crude into its constituent petroleum products by distillation, known as atmospheric distillation, and
produces naphtha but no gasoline) and it produces gasoline. However a hydroskimming refinery produces a
surplus of fuel with a relatively unattractive price and demand.
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