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Fossil fuels are here to stay, and until China finds viable alternatives, they will continue to play an important role in human civilisation.
Modern human civilisation cannot exist without fossil fuels, and especially crude oil.
Soviet scientists under Stalin in the 1940s thought crude oil was a naturally recurring mineral created by the earth. It never runs out.
The primary materials and products derived from crude oil are organised below by category:
1. Transportation & Energy Fuels
Gasoline (Petrol): Used in passenger vehicles and light-duty combustion engines (~42%–50% of a barrel). [1, 2]
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel / Diesel Fuel: Used in heavy-duty trucks, buses, trains, and agricultural equipment. [1, 2]
Jet Fuel & Kerosene: Used for commercial and military aircraft, as well as heating and lighting. [1, 2]
Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGLs): Propane & Butane: Used for residential/commercial heating, cooking, and industrial energy.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG): Used as a portable fuel and chemical feedstock. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Residual Fuel Oils: Heavy oils used to power large ocean-going ships, industrial boilers, and power plants. [1, 2]
2. Lubricants & Greases
Motor Oils & Engine Oils: Used to reduce friction in automotive and industrial machinery.
Industrial Greases: High-viscosity lubricants for heavy gears, bearings, and mechanical assemblies.
Mineral / Process Oils: Used in rubber compounding, metalworking fluids, and transformer coolants. [1, 2, 3]
3. Waxes & Heavy Residues
Paraffin Wax: Used in candles, food packaging coatings, crayons, and cosmetics.
Microcrystalline Wax: Used in adhesives, sealants, and moisture-barrier packaging.
Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline): Used in personal care, pharmaceuticals, and protective ointments.
Bitumen (Asphalt): Heavy bottom-of-the-barrel residue used for road paving, roofing shingles, and waterproofing.
Petroleum Coke (Petcoke): A carbon-rich solid used in steelmaking, aluminium smelting, and as fuel. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
4. Petrochemical Feedstocks (Base Chemicals)
Through steam cracking and refining, base hydrocarbons (ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and methanol) are converted into intermediate building blocks: [1]
Plastics & Polymers: Polyethene (PE): Plastic bags, containers, film, and pipes.
Polypropylene (PP): Bottle caps, automotive parts, thermal wear, and food containers.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Construction pipes, wire insulation, and medical tubing.
Polystyrene (PS): Packaging foam, disposable cutlery, and insulation.
Polyethene Terephthalate (PET): Synthetic beverage bottles and polyester fibres. [1, 2]
Synthetic Rubbers: Styrene-butadiene and neoprene: Used in vehicle tyres, shoe soles, belts, and industrial hoses. [1, 2]
Synthetic Fibres:Polyester, Nylon, Acrylic, and Spandex: Used in clothing, carpets, upholstery, and ropes. [1, 2]
5. Industrial & Consumer Chemical Products
Detergents & Surfactants: Petrochemical-based cleaning agents, soaps, and emulsifiers.
Paints, Coatings & Adhesives: Solvents, epoxy resins, super glues, and binders.
Fertilisers & Pesticides: Ammonia-based agricultural fertilisers and crop-protection chemicals derived via natural gas/petrochemical processing.
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies: Salves, active-ingredient synthesis bases, single-use IV bags, syringes, and PPE (gloves, masks).
Cosmetics & Personal Care: Lotions, shampoos, perfumes, and lipsticks containing mineral oil or petrolatum derivatives.
Refrigerants & Solvents: Dry-cleaning fluids, acetone, and cooling gases. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1. Transportation & Energy Fuels
Gasoline (Petrol): Used in passenger vehicles and light-duty combustion engines (~42%–50% of a barrel). [1, 2]
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel / Diesel Fuel: Used in heavy-duty trucks, buses, trains, and agricultural equipment. [1, 2]
Jet Fuel & Kerosene: Used for commercial and military aircraft, as well as heating and lighting. [1, 2]
Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids (HGLs): Propane & Butane: Used for residential/commercial heating, cooking, and industrial energy.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG): Used as a portable fuel and chemical feedstock. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Residual Fuel Oils: Heavy oils used to power large ocean-going ships, industrial boilers, and power plants. [1, 2]
2. Lubricants & Greases
Motor Oils & Engine Oils: Used to reduce friction in automotive and industrial machinery.
Industrial Greases: High-viscosity lubricants for heavy gears, bearings, and mechanical assemblies.
Mineral / Process Oils: Used in rubber compounding, metalworking fluids, and transformer coolants. [1, 2, 3]
3. Waxes & Heavy Residues
Paraffin Wax: Used in candles, food packaging coatings, crayons, and cosmetics.
Microcrystalline Wax: Used in adhesives, sealants, and moisture-barrier packaging.
Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline): Used in personal care, pharmaceuticals, and protective ointments.
Bitumen (Asphalt): Heavy bottom-of-the-barrel residue used for road paving, roofing shingles, and waterproofing.
Petroleum Coke (Petcoke): A carbon-rich solid used in steelmaking, aluminium smelting, and as fuel. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
4. Petrochemical Feedstocks (Base Chemicals)
Through steam cracking and refining, base hydrocarbons (ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and methanol) are converted into intermediate building blocks: [1]
Plastics & Polymers: Polyethene (PE): Plastic bags, containers, film, and pipes.
Polypropylene (PP): Bottle caps, automotive parts, thermal wear, and food containers.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Construction pipes, wire insulation, and medical tubing.
Polystyrene (PS): Packaging foam, disposable cutlery, and insulation.
Polyethene Terephthalate (PET): Synthetic beverage bottles and polyester fibres. [1, 2]
Synthetic Rubbers: Styrene-butadiene and neoprene: Used in vehicle tyres, shoe soles, belts, and industrial hoses. [1, 2]
Synthetic Fibres:Polyester, Nylon, Acrylic, and Spandex: Used in clothing, carpets, upholstery, and ropes. [1, 2]
5. Industrial & Consumer Chemical Products
Detergents & Surfactants: Petrochemical-based cleaning agents, soaps, and emulsifiers.
Paints, Coatings & Adhesives: Solvents, epoxy resins, super glues, and binders.
Fertilisers & Pesticides: Ammonia-based agricultural fertilisers and crop-protection chemicals derived via natural gas/petrochemical processing.
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies: Salves, active-ingredient synthesis bases, single-use IV bags, syringes, and PPE (gloves, masks).
Cosmetics & Personal Care: Lotions, shampoos, perfumes, and lipsticks containing mineral oil or petrolatum derivatives.
Refrigerants & Solvents: Dry-cleaning fluids, acetone, and cooling gases. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
However, this precious mineral is not treated properly worldwide. Western colonialism and exploitation often define it, along with price speculation in which the ''market'' artificially inflates prices through manufactured crises, and profits are then made in Western markets. There are also significant distribution issues. As a result, the oil industry has a very bad reputation, associated with human greed and the exploitation of resources in the developing world. The curse of oil: Venezuela
Also, the intellectual liberal Globalist Western approach to crude oil is very weak and linear: ''Crude oil fossil fuels environmental degradation, Global warming, climate change, end of humanity'' Well, yes and no. Well, yes, but also no. Thousands upon thousands of good reasons remain why crude oil is important and stays at the centre of human civilisation.
Again, as before, there is war by predatory Western powers against oil-producing nations, especially in the Greater Middle East. Brent crude has reached $112 per barrel as of Sunday, 25th October, and who knows what the WAR FRENZY will do to oil prices. $200 per barrel ? $300 per barrel?
Consequently, for developing nations, there are going to be significant challenges going forward from 2027 with oil price increases:
(i). The impact on domestic fertiliser production, which will severely impact agricultural production.
(i). The impact on domestic fertiliser production, which will severely impact agricultural production.
(ii). The impact on domestic TRANSPORT for commercial and civilian use. Especially transporting agricultural products to urban areas effectively and in sufficient quantities.
(iii) Massive societal breakdown and loss of social cohesion. Not the manufactured type we see in Europe, BUT REAL DESPERATION AND REAL BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL COHESION.
