Category Archives: Oil Spills

Crude oil, also known as petroleum, is one of the most utilized natural resources today.  Crude oil is naturally found in underground formations and is comprised of various hydrocarbons and organic molecules.  Once extracted, it is refined into many different products, including the diesel and gasoline that fuel over 250 million vehicles operating in the […]

Over the past century, petroleum oil has become an integral part of most people’s everyday lives.  Crude oil is refined into fuels, lubricants and plastics and most consumer products are at least partially made from oil.  Today, a vast network made up of hundreds of companies collects, refines and transports oil and its derivatives to […]