Categories: Petroleum Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths crust. ... The theory of abiogenic petroleum origin states that petroleum (or crude oil) is primarily created from non-biological sources of hydrocarbons located deep in the Earth. ... The history of the petroleum industry in North America began nearly simultaneously in Canada and the United States. ... The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is made up of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela; since 1965, its international headquarters have been in Vienna, Austria. ... This list of oil fields includes major fields of the past and present. ... This is a list of states that extract crude oil from oil wells. ... Arbusto Energy Anadarko, USA BHP Billiton, Australia BP, UK ChevronTexaco, USA Citgo, USA ConocoPhillips, USA Ecopetrol, Colombia ENI, Italy Exxon Mobil, USA Gulf Oil, USA Husky Energy, Canada Irving Oil, Canada Koch Oil Kerr McGee, USA Lukoil, Russia Marathon, USA Norsk Hydro, Norway PDVSA, Venezuela Petrobras, Brazil Petroleos Mexicanos, M... An Energy Crisis is any great shortfall (or price rise) in the supply of energy to an economy. ... (Redirected from 1973 energy crisis) United States, drivers of vehicles with odd numbered license plates were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers with even-numbers were limited to even-numbered days. ... The 1979 (or second) energy crisis occurred in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. ... Coal rail cars in Ashtabula, Ohio Fossil fuels, also known as mineral fuels, are hydrocarbon-containing natural resources such as coal, petroleum and natural gas. ... Increasing CO2 levels Greenhouse gases (GHG) are gaseous components of the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect. ... Energy development is the ongoing effort to provide abundant and accessible energy, through knowledge, skills and constructions. ... Oil imperialism theories characterize a broad group of political science theories which assert that direct and indirect control of world petroleum reserves is a root factor in current international politics. ... The price of light, sweet crude oil on NYMEX has been above $40/barrel since late July 2004. ... Gas prices in Portland, Oregon during the 2004 price increase, up from regular under $2 prices The price of light, sweet crude oil on NYMEX has been above $40/barrel since late July 2004. ... View of the Shell/Valero Martinez oil refinery An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products. ... Crude oil is a finite resource. ... An oil well is a laymans term for any perforation through the Earths surface designed to find and release both petroleum oil and gas hydrocarbons. ... The Olduvai theory was first introduced by Richard C. Duncan, Ph. ... The Hubbert peak theory, also known as peak oil, is an influential theory concerning the long-term rate of conventional oil production and depletion. ... Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill An oil spill is the release of oil (generally, petroleum) into the natural environment, usually the ocean. ... Renewable energy (sources) or RES capture their energy from existing flows of energy, from on-going natural processes, such as sunshine, wind, flowing water, biological processes, and geothermal heat flows. ... The loading station of the pilot plant in Carthage, Missouri Thermal depolymerization (TDP) is a process for the reduction of complex organic materials (usually waste products of various sorts, often known as biomass) into light crude oil. ...