What is Oil refinery?
[[Image:Anacortes Refinery 31911.JPG|right|thumb|350px|Anacortes Refinery ([[Tesoro]]), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, [[Washington (state)|Washington]]]] An '''oil refinery''' or '''petroleum refinery''' is an [[industrial]] [[Factory|plant]] where [[crude oil]] is made into useful [[petroleum product]]s by [[fractional distillation]] and other [[process]]es. Products include [[gasoline]], [[diesel fuel]], [[asphalt|asphalt base]], [[heating oil]], [[kerosene]], and [[liquefied petroleum gas]].<ref name=Handwerk>{{cite book|author=Gary, J.H. and Handwerk, G.E |title=Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics|url=https://archive.org/details/petroleumrefinin002edgary_p5f5 |edition=2nd |publisher=Marcel Dekker, Inc |year=1984|isbn=0-8247-7150-8}}</ref><ref name=Leffler>{{cite book|author=Leffler, W.L. |title=Petroleum refining for the nontechnical person|url=https://archive.org/details/petroleumrefinin0000leff_2edi |edition=2nd |publisher=PennWell Books|year=1985|isbn=0-87814-280-0}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons|Oil refinery}} * [http://www.energysupplylogistics.com/refineries Searchable United States Refinery Map] * [http://www.energyinst.org.uk/education/refineries/map.htm Interactive map of UK refineries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212173402/http://www.energyinst.org.uk/education/refineries/map.htm |date=2007-12-12 }} *[http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iv/otm_iv_2.html Complete, detailed refinery description] *[http://www.cheresources.com/refinery_planning_optimization.shtml Petroleum Refinery Planning and Optimization Using Linear Programming] *[http://www.cheresources.com/refining.shtml Student's Guide to Refining] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4296812.stm Global refinery shortage shifts power balance] *[http://www.ekomuseum.se/english/besoksmal/oljeon.html Ecomuseum Bergslagen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060815000718/http://www.ekomuseum.se/english/besoksmal/oljeon.html |date=2006-