دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: unrefined liquid petroleum. It ranges in gravity from 9. API to 55. API and in colour from yellow to black. and may have a paraffin, asphalt, or mixed base. If a crude oil, or crude, contains a sizeable amount of sulphur or sulphur compounds, it is called a sour crude;if it has little or no sulphur, it is called a sweet crude. In addition, crude oils may be referred to as heavy or light according to API gravity, the lighter oils having the higher gravities.

n: The petroleum which is not being processed.