Petroleum or crude oil

CHEMISTRY SSS1 Third Term

WEEK 10

Petroleum or crude oil

Performance Objectives

The student should be able to:

1. State the origin and composition of crude oil.
2. Explain the exploration and drilling of crude oil.
3. Explain the fractional distillation of crude oil and its major products
4. Define cracking and reforming

Content

Petroleum (crude oil)

Petroleum is a naturally occurring complex mixture made up predominantly of organic carbon and hydrogen compounds. It also frequently contains significant amounts of nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen together with smaller quantities of nickel, vanadium, and other elements. It may occur in gaseous, liquid, or solid form as natural gas, crude oil, or asphaltic solids, respectively.

Origin

By referring to different grounds from two opposing theoretical hypotheses, petroleum…