How Many Products are Made from a Single Barrel of Oil

Petroleum can make up to 6,000 products. A barrel of oil is about 42 gallons, making up 19.4 gallons of gasoline. More than half of the oil is used to make natural gas and petroleum. They can be used in electricity generation. Petroleum is used to make plastic, which in turn is used to make toys, cars, houses, clothing and computers.

Synthetic rubber and asphalt are other by-products of petroleum. They are used in the manufacturing of tires and road construction, respectively. Herbicides, paraffin wax, packaging materials, fertilizers, phonograph records, furniture, surfboards, detergent, pesticides, artificial fibres, photographic film and paint are other by-products of petroleum.

Artificial fibres are used to make clothing, carpet backing and upholstery. Other products made from petroleum and its by-products include the following:

• Shaving cream, hearing aids, cement, rubber, luggage, vitamin capsules, perfume, synthetic rubber, ice cube trays
• Wire insulation, hair curlers, roofing shingles, caulking, candles, rubbing alcohol, nail polish, eyeglasses, carpeting, folding doors
• Toothbrushes, pajamas, curtains, dresses, golf bags, credit cards, aspirin, shower curtains, petroleum jelly, guitar strings
• Ice chests, car battery, fishing boots, movie film, garden hose, cortisone, pillows, safety glass, beach umbrellas, sunglasses
• Insect repellent, crayons, drinking cups, milk jugs, vaporizers, ice buckets, loudspeakers, plywood adhesive, balloons, life jackets
• TV cabinets, ammonia, golf balls, yarn, electric balances, artificial fur, toilet seat, boats, heart valves, water pipes, ice crude, faucet, faucet washers
• VCR tapes, puty, slacks, bandages, cold cream, anesthetics, ice buckets, tool racks, cold cream, fun belts, LP records, etc
• Antihistamines, plywood, tennis racket, house pints, disposable, false teeth curtain, artificial limbs, adhesive, drinking, toothpaste
• Contact lenses, refrigerators, model cars, dentures, brushes, CDs, combs, safety glasses, aspirin, rope, nylon, dice, unbreakable dishes, toys
• Motorcycle helmets, food preservatives, cameras, transparent tape, dentures, passes, purses, car battery places certain old
• Pantyhose, lifejackets, your sports car, dresses, awnings, hair colouring, car bodies, oil filters, shampoo, soft contact lenses, clothesline
• Permanent press clothes, floor wax, paint rollers, shoe polish, LP records, fishing rods, food fuzzy, credit cards
• Dishwashing liquids, gasoline, ink, linoleum, football, anti-freeze, refrigerator lining, shoes, glue, mops, parachutes, skates, surfboards

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