Uses of Petroleum Fractions

• Refinery gas: bottled gas for heating and cooking
• Gasoline fraction: fuel (petrol) in cars
• Naphtha fraction: making chemicals
• Kerosene/paraffin fraction: jet fuel, lamps
• Diesel oil/gas oil fraction: fuel in diesel engines
• Fuel oil fraction: fuel in ships and home heating systems
• Lubricating fraction: lubricants, waxes and polishes
• Bitumen: making roads