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I think there is a chance, but I am not 100% sure and I have no clue when it would be if it did happen.

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Are petroleum, crude oil, and oil all the same thing?

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Are petroleum, crude oil, and oil all the same thing?

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Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists as a liquid in underground geologic formations and remains a liquid when brought to the surface. Petroleum products are produced from the processing of crude oil and other liquids at petroleum refineries, from the extraction of liquid hydrocarbons at natural gas processing plants, and from the production of finished petroleum products at blending facilities. Petroleum is a broad category that includes both crude oil and petroleum products. The terms oil and petroleum are sometimes used interchangeably.

Last reviewed: December 1, 2020

Other FAQs about Oil/Petroleum

Does EIA have county-level energy production data?

Does EIA have data on U.S. oil refineries and their locations?

Does EIA have data on the movement (transport) of crude oil, petroleum products, fuel ethanol, and biodiesel by rail?

Does EIA have data on the type or quality of crude oil?

Does EIA have information on U.S. natural gas and oil pipelines?

Does EIA have projections for energy production, consumption, and prices for individual states?

Does the world have enough oil to meet our future needs?

How many alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles are there in the United States?

How many gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel are made from one barrel of oil?

How much coal, natural gas, or petroleum is used to generate a kilowatthour of electricity?

When was the last refinery built in the United States?

How much of the crude oil produced in the United States is consumed in the United States?

How much oil consumed by the United States comes from foreign countries?

How much oil is consumed in the United States?

How much oil is used to make plastic?

How much petroleum does the United States import and export?

How much shale (tight) oil is produced in the United States?

What are petroleum products, and what is petroleum used for?

What countries are the top producers and consumers of oil?

What do I pay for in a gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel?

What is U.S. electricity generation by energy source?

What is the difference between crude oil, petroleum products, and petroleum?

What is the outlook for home heating fuel prices this winter?

What types and amounts of energy are produced in each state?

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists as a liquid in underground geologic formations and remains a liquid when brought to the surface. Petroleum products are produced from the processing of crude oil and other liquids at petroleum refineries, from the extraction of liquid hydrocarbons at natural gas processing plants, and from the production of finished petroleum products at blending facilities.

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Is nuclear waste a solid, liquid, or gas?

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Is nuclear waste a solid, liquid, or gas?

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Nuclear waste is a solid.

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What's the difference between windmills and wind turbines?

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What's the difference between windmills and wind turbines?

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A windmill generates mechanical energy from wind power, while a wind turbine generates electricity from wind power.

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It is unpredictable. I have no clue.

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Is medical waste used as biomass energy?

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Is medical waste used as biomass energy?

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No, medical waste is either burned to destroy it or sanitized.

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how much oil will we prouduce in a year

U.S. crude oil production reached another record level at 12.23 million barrels per day in 2019.

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Do you think someday a machine will be made to capture all the greenhouse gases in the air and turn it into a recourse that can be used in cars? And do you think that those cars will run off of those greenhouse gases and turn into air without actually hurting the environment but instead helping it. 

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Do you think someday a machine will be made to capture all the greenhouse gases in the air and turn it into a recourse that can be used in cars? And do you think that those cars will run off of those greenhouse gases and turn into air without actually hurting the environment but instead helping it. 

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I don't think it would be possible to completely recycle all of the gases. However, that is a very cool idea to recycle at least some of them. We would first have to develop an engine that could run off of gas instead of a liquid.

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Do you think school is going to be less stressful after Christmas?

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Do you think school is going to be less stressful after Christmas?

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I hope so! You can always reach out to your teachers for help if you are feeling stressed.

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How much energy will one nuclear atom create?

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How much energy will one nuclear atom create?

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The energy released in splitting just one atom is miniscule.

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Nuclear power is radioactive but is it also explosive?

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Nuclear power is radioactive but is it also explosive?

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Myths About Nuclear Energy
# 1: Americans get most of their yearly radiation dose from nuclear power plants.
Truth: We are surrounded by naturally occurring radiation. Only 0.005% of the average American's yearly radiation dose comes from nuclear power; 100 times less than we get from coal [1], 200 times less than a cross-country flight, and about the same as eating 1 banana per year [2].
# 2: A nuclear reactor can explode like a nuclear bomb.
Truth: It is impossible for a reactor to explode like a nuclear weapon; these weapons contain very special materials in very particular configurations, neither of which are present in a nuclear reactor.
#3: Nuclear energy is bad for the environment.
Truth: Nuclear reactors emit no greenhouse gases during operation. Over their full lifetimes, they result in comparable emissions to renewable forms of energy such as wind and solar [3]. Nuclear energy requires less land use than most other forms of energy.
# 4: Nuclear energy is not safe.
Truth: Nuclear energy is as safe or safer than any other form of energy available. No member of the public has ever been injured or killed in the entire 50-year history of commercial nuclear power in the U.S. In fact, recent studies have shown that it is safer to work in a nuclear power plant than an office [4].
# 5: There is no solution for huge amounts of nuclear waste being generated.
Truth: All of the used nuclear fuel generated in every nuclear plant in the past 50 years would fill a football field to a depth of less than 10 yards, and 96 % of this "waste" can be recycled [5]. Used fuel is currently being safely stored. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the equivalent scientific advisory panels in every major country support geological disposal of such wastes as the preferred safe method for their ultimate disposal[6].
# 6: Most Americans don't support nuclear power.
Truth: In a survey conducted in September 2016, it was found that 75% of Americans feel nuclear energy will be important in meeting the country's future electricity needs, and 45 % believe this importance will increase with time. In addition, 80% of respondents favor renewing operating licenses for nuclear power plants that continue to meet federal safety standards. Also, 68% believe that nuclear power plants operating in the United States are safe and secure.
# 7: An American "Chernobyl" would kill thousands of people.
Truth: A Chernobyl-type accident could not have happened outside of the Soviet Union because this type of reactor was never built or operated here. The known fatalities during the Chernobyl accident were mostly emergency first responders [8]. Of the people known to have received a high radiation dose, the increase in cancer incidence is too small to measure due to other causes of cancer such as air pollution and tobacco use.
# 8: Nuclear waste cannot be safely transported.
Truth: Used fuel is being safely shipped by truck, rail, and cargo ship today. To date, thousands of shipments have been transported with no leaks or cracks of the specially-designed casks [9].
# 9: Used nuclear fuel is deadly for 10,000 years.
Truth: Used nuclear fuel can be recycled to make new fuel and byproducts [10]. Most of the waste from this process will require a storage time of less than 300 years. Finally, less than 1% is radioactive for 10,000 years. This portion is not much more radioactive than some things found in nature, and can be easily shielded to protect humans and wildlife.
# 10: Nuclear energy can't reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Truth: Nuclear-generated electricity powers electric trains and subway cars as well as autos today. It has also been used in propelling ships for more than 50 years. That use can be increased since it has been restricted by unofficial policy to military vessels and ice breakers. In the near-term, nuclear power can provide electricity for expanded mass-transit and plug-in hybrid cars. Small modular reactors can provide power to islands like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Nantucket and Guam that currently run their electrical grids on imported oil. In the longer-term, nuclear power can directly reduce our dependence on foreign oil by producing hydrogen for use in fuel cells and synthetic liquid fuels.

1. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

2. Brodsky, A. 1978. CRC Handbook of Radiation Measurement and Protection. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc.

3. Meier,P.J., 2002. Life-Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Systems and Applications for Climate Change Policy Analysis.

4. Nuclear Energy Institute (http://www.nei.org/)

5. Krane, K.S., 1988. Introductory Nuclear Physics. John Wiley and Sons

6. Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD report, 1999. Progress Towards Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Where do We Stand?

7. Questionnaire for September 2013: National Public Opinion Tracking Survey, Bisconti Research, Inc.,

8. Chernobyl Forum reports 20-year findings, offers recommendations, Nuclear News, Oct-05

9. NRC: Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel, 2012

10. K.S. Krane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, John Wiley and Sons, 1988

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1: Americans get most of their yearly radiation dose from nuclear power plants. Truth: We are surrounded by naturally occurring radiation. Only 0.005% of the average American's yearly radiation dose comes from nuclear power; 100 times less than we get from coal [1], 200 times less than a cross-country flight, and about the same as eating 1 banana per year [2].

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How long before people  are completely unemployable and replaced by robots 

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How long before people  are completely unemployable and replaced by robots 

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I think there will always be some jobs that humans have to do. I also think it will take years and years for the technology to advance enough for robots to be able to do most every day things.

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How do we know that the sun won't explode in the next 1 million years

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How do we know that the sun won't explode in the next 1 million years

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This is an article from Curious Kids, a new series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they'd like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome - serious, weird or wacky!

What is going to happen to the sun in the future? Will it explode? Will it burn out? Is it getting closer to the Earth? Will it drop like a shooting star? Sophie (age 12) and Max (age 10), Melbourne.

That's a fantastic set of questions - and I'll try to answer all of them. I'll start with the last, and work backwards from there.

Will the Sun drop like a shooting star?

When the Sun does reach the end of its life, it won't fall to Earth - but we'll come to that in a moment.

Although people like to imagine that shooting stars are stars falling from the heavens, they're actually just bits of dust, burning up harmlessly way overhead.

On any clear night of the year, if you go outside and watch the sky, you will eventually see a few shooting stars ("meteors"). But on some nights, you can see tens, or even hundreds per hour. Here's a calendar of the year's best "meteor showers", if you want to know when to look, and here's an Explainer, if you want to learn more about meteors.

Is the Sun getting closer to the Earth?

The Earth moves around the Sun on a slightly egg-shaped orbit, so it is sometimes a bit closer to the Sun, and sometimes a bit further away.

The change in distance is small compared to the size of Earth's orbit, though - and overall, the average distance from the Earth to the Sun now is no different to what it was when the dinosaurs walked the Earth.

What is going to happen to the Sun in the future? Will it explode? Will it burn out?

The Sun won't explode. Some stars do explode at the end of their lives, an explosion that outshines all the other stars in their galaxy added together - something we call a "supernova". That spectacular fate only happens for the most massive stars, however. Smaller stars like the Sun follow a different route to their end.

The first thing that will happen to the Sun will happen really slowly. The Sun is currently middle-aged, having celebrated its 4,568,000,000th birthday at some point in the last million years.

Over that time, the Sun hasn't really changed much - but it has gradually got a bit brighter. That brightening will carry on into the future - and eventually the Earth will get so hot that the oceans will boil!

Don't panic, though - that won't happen for at least another five hundred million years.

Eventually (in five or seven billion years time), the Sun's life will come to an end.

Our star will swell up, becoming something called a "Red Giant" star. It might even get so big that it swallows the Earth whole. As it swells, it will cool down, shining red or orange, like the bright star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion.

That stage of the Sun's life will last just a few million years, at most. Then, the Sun will die. Not with a bang, but more of a whoosh.

The outer layers of the Sun will blow away, off into outer space, leaving behind its core - a glowing ember the size of the Earth called a White Dwarf star. That ember will gradually cool and fade, until eventually, billions of years in the future, it will go dark.

The Sun's death will be really spectacular - if you're watching from far enough away. As the Sun's outer layers blow away, they will form something called a "Planetary Nebula". That nebula will only last a few tens of thousands of years - a short but beautiful farewell to our wonderful star.

How do we know all this? We have never watched this process happen in real time, but astronomers can see various stars at different stages of this process and are able to piece together the chain of events that way. Being an astronomer is a bit like being a detective - you have to gather clues and use them to work out what has happened (and what will happen in the future).
Hello, curious kids! Have you got a question you'd like an expert to answer? Ask an adult to send your question to us. You can: * Email your question to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au
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Curious Kids: What's going to happen to the Sun in the future? Will it explode?

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This is an article from Curious Kids, a new series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they'd like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome - serious, weird or wacky! What is going to happen to the sun in the future? Will it explode?

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on the bottom part of the homework on paper how do you answer the questions. The section below the graph

You use the table above the questions. If you would like more help you can come to the science time today.

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Predictions on cars have never been that accurate. I think it is hard to say, but I do hope we are able to transition to a cleaner fuel source.

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Do you think human life will exist in 1,000 years

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Do you think human life will exist in 1,000 years

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I assume so.