Products from Oil

Some people mistakenly assume oil is only used to fuel their cars, so I've compiled a list to demonstrate the vast variety of other products that are derived from oil. Recently, an oil & gas professional with 20 years of experience in the industry informed me that carbon capture was the primary goal, with only 8% of the oil extracted used for gasoline--the least profitable of all the other byproducts of extraction activities.

How many of these products do you use?

1) acetylsalicylic acid (active ingredient in many over-the-counter pain relievers)
2) adhesive and packing tape
3) adhesive in plywood
4) alkenes (olefins) manufactured into plastics or other compounds
5) ammonia
6) antifreeze
7) antihistamines
8) artificial turf
9) asphalt
10) backup fuel for power plants (in case the supply of natural gas is interrupted)
11) bandages
12) bases for paints
13) benzene
14) boats
15) bubble gum
16) butadiene
17) butane
18) candles
19) car battery cases
20) carpet
21) caulking
22) cleaning agents
23) cold cream
24) compact discs
25) computer cases
26) computer circuit boards
27) computer keyboards
28) computer mouse
29) construction & building materials
30) cosmetics
31) crayons
32) credit cards
33) deodorant
34) detergents
35) dishwashing soap
36) dyes
37) electrical insulation in buildings and computers
38) electricity
39) ethane
40) ethylene
41) explosives
42) eyeglasses
43) fan belts on engines
44) fertilizers
45) fishing lures
46) floor covering
47) floor wax
48) footballs, basketballs, soccer balls…
49) furniture and cabinet coverings (eg Formica)
50) gasoline
51) glycerin (in toothpaste)
52) golf balls
53) hand lotion
54) hardhats
55) heart valves
56) helium (produced from oil wells along with petroleum itself)
57) herbicides
58) industrial resins
59) ink (pens, newspapers, magazines)
60) insect repellant
61) iso-butylenes
62) jet fuel
63) kerosene (a heating fuel and diesel fuel for trucks, ships & industrial machinery)
64) lipstick
65) liquefied petroleum gases-LPGs (domestic heating/cooking, farming operations, alternative to gasoline for internal combustion engines)
66) lubricants (for moving parts in machinery, sewing needles, sliding doors, heavy loads, surgical medical equipment, reduce drag on surf boards)
67) medicinal tablet coatings
68) methanol
69) mosquito netting
70) motorcycle helmets
71) naphtha
72) nylon
73) paint
74) paint thinners
75) pantyhose
76) parachutes
77) paraffin (wax used in candy making, packaging, candles, and matches)
78) pesticides
79) petroleum coke (as raw material for carbon and graphite products such as pencils, furnace electrodes and liners, and the anodes used in the production of aluminum)
80) petroleum jelly (Vaseline)
81) photographic film
82) plastic bottles
83) polyester
84) propane
85) propylene
86) PVC pipes
87) rayon
88) records
89) refrigerants (used in household refrigerators and commercially)
90) roof coatings
91) roofing shingles
92) rope
93) rubber soled shoes
94) sealants
95) shampoo
96) shaving cream
97) shower curtains
98) soft contact lenses
99) solvents
100) styrofoam
101) sulfur (produced from oil wells along with petroleum itself)
102) tap handles
103) tar
104) tires
105) toilet seats
106) toluene
107) toothbrushes
108) trash bags and grocery bags
109) tubing (in medical hospitals for blood, fluids, etc.)
110) varnishes
111) video tapes
112) vitamin capsules
113) water repellant coatings
114) waxes (lining milk cartons)
115) wire insulation
116) xylene
117) the electricity, substances, and fuel required to produce and transport renewable products such as solar panels, wind turbines, blades and towers

and many more...