DID YOU KNOW ?

Nearly half the world's sea borne trade consists of crude oil or petroleum
products. The largest tankers carry 3 million barrels of crude oil. Products
such as fuel oil, naphtha, jet fuel, and lubricating oils travel in smaller tankers
with separate compartments for different products. The most common way to
move crude oil overland is pumping it through pipelines. Some petroleum
products produced by refineries travel to market by pipeline. The rest go by
truck, rail, or sea. Large users, such as power stations and chemical
manufacturers, receive bulk deliveries directly from refineries. The petrol in
your car may take a more roundabout route to its destination. It goes from the
refinery to a distribution terminal, which may store it briefly before sending it
by truck to the petrol station where you buy it.