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Crude Oil

Crude oil is a naturally occurring liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, formed from buried organic matter subjected to heat and pressure over geological time and recovered from subsurface reservoirs. Its composition spans paraffins, naphthenes, and aromatic hydrocarbons together with smaller quantities of sulphur, nitrog…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 379× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed August 2026

Overview

Crude oil is a naturally occurring liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, formed from buried organic matter subjected to heat and pressure over geological time and recovered from subsurface reservoirs. Its composition spans paraffins, naphthenes, and aromatic hydrocarbons together with smaller quantities of sulphur, nitrogen, oxygen, and trace metal compounds, and this molecular distribution determines a crude's classification as light or heavy and sweet or sour. Refining separates crude into usable fractions by distillation and subsequent conversion processes such as cracking and reforming, yielding fuels, lubricants, and feedstocks for the petrochemical industry. Production engineering addresses primary, secondary, and enhanced oil recovery, the last using techniques such as polymer or chemical flooding to mobilise residual oil from depleted reservoirs. Because hydrocarbons are central to energy supply, crude oil also carries significant environmental considerations: spillage, produced water, and emissions from extraction and combustion affect soil, surface water, and air quality, and contaminated sites require remediation. Research in this area examines reservoir characterisation, extraction and recovery efficiency, refining chemistry, the behaviour of petroleum compounds in the environment, and approaches to mitigating the ecological footprint of exploration, transport, and processing.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Industrial and Biotechnological Applications of Algae: A Review

Sharma NiveditaCorresponding author
Microbiology research laboratory, Deptt. of Basic sciences, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) Himachal Pradesh 173230.
Exact topic Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 302 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1534
2019

Application of Acrylates in Enhanced Oil Recovery

El-hoshoudy A.N.Corresponding author
Production department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Naser City, Cairo, Egypt.
Exact topic New Developments in Chemistry Cited by 12 doi:10.14302/issn.2377-2549.jndc-19-2720

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 379 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Hydrocarbons.

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