What is petroleum refining?

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Petroleum is a dark oily liquid. It is a mixture of various constituents such as petroleum gas, petrol, diesel, lubricating oil, paraffin, etc. The process of separating various constituents of petroleum is known as refining. It is carried out in a petroleum refinery.

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