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| '''Mineral Oil''' is a [[Commodities#Chemicals|Chemical Commodity]] produced by Agricultural systems. | | '''Mineral Oil''' is a [[Commodities#Chemicals|Chemical Commodity]] produced by Agricultural systems. |
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| == External links ==
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| *[https://www.edsm.net/en/search/stations/index/buyCommodity/103 EDSM.NET: Stations where you can buy '''Mineral Oil''']
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| *[https://www.edsm.net/en/search/stations/index/sellCommodity/103 EDSM.NET: Stations where you can sell '''Mineral Oil''']
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| == Trivia ==
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| Petroleum, or crude oil, is a highly flammable yellowish-black liquid that has been formed by dead algae and plankton becoming buried under sedimentary rock and exposed to extreme pressure and temperature.
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| Petroleum, when refined, is turned into a wide range of products, including but not limited to:
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| * Fuel (Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, propane, butane, etc)
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| * Plastics
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| * Ceramics
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| * Petroleum jelly
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| * Fertilizers
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| * Pesticides
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| * Adhesives
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| * Asphalt
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| The first evidence of petroleum usage by humans was over 4000 years ago when according to Greek historian Herodotus, asphalt was used as a construction material by Babylon. Similarly, ancient Persian clay tablets stated that petroleum was used as medicine and lighting fuel by the upper classes of ancient Persian society.
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| As of 2019, 33.06% of global energy is derived from oil.
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