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Natural gas is one of the world's major energy resources and an important raw material for modern industry. It fuels electricity generation, provides heat for homes and industries, supplies feedstocks for fertilizers and petrochemicals, and contributes to products such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). But natural gas coming directly from an underground reservoir is not necessarily ready for consumers. Raw natural gas can contain water, heavier hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen and other substances that must be separated or reduced. Transforming raw gas into useful products is the work of natural gas processing. What Is Natural Gas? Natural gas is a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (CH₄). Depending on its geological source, raw natural gas can also contain: Ethane — C₂H₆ Propane — C₃H₈ Butanes — C₄H₁₀ Pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons Water vapor Carbon dioxide — CO₂ Nitrogen — N₂ Hydrogen sulfide — H₂S Helium and other trace co...

 Crude oil taken from an underground reservoir is extraordinarily valuable, but it is not yet petrol, diesel or jet fuel. It is a complex mixture containing hundreds to thousands of different hydrocarbon compounds, together with sulfur-containing compounds, nitrogen compounds, salts, water, metals and other materials. A petroleum refinery transforms this complex raw material into useful products through carefully controlled physical and chemical processes. This is where organic chemistry, industrial chemistry, thermodynamics, chemical engineering and environmental science meet on an enormous scale. What Is a Petroleum Refinery? A petroleum refinery is an industrial facility designed to separate, convert, treat and blend crude-oil components into marketable products. These products can include: Petrol or gasoline Diesel fuel Aviation turbine fuel or jet fuel Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Naphtha Kerosene Lubricants Fuel oils Bitumen/asphalt Petroleum coke Petrochemical feedstocks A ...