They’ve struck oil! On Sunday, August 28, 1859, the rumor spread like wildfire in the small Pennsylvania town of Titusville. After months of hard work, Edwin L. Drake had won his bet: a thick, black, foul-smelling liquid had gushed from his wooden derrick in a valley called Oil Creek. Oil. The story of Edwin Drake A revenge for the man who, in the region, is known only by his nickname “Colonel.” What had been said when he arrived in Titusville a year earlier! “This man is crazy, he’ll never get anywhere like......
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These are the two major evolutionary factions of the modern petrochemical industry
Technological advances and scientific innovations will play a major role in the coming years, and the...
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What will happen to the earth when the oil runs out?
Petroleum is one of the three traditional petrochemical energy sources on our planet, along with coal...
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How do refineries differ from petrochemical plants?
An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed. Petroleum refineries transform...
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What is Industry 4.0? How will software change the petrochemical industry?
Industry 4.0 refers to the intelligent networking of machines and processes in industry with the help...
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