324110 Petroleum Refineries

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining crude petroleum into refined petroleum. Petroleum refining involves one or more of the following activities: (1) fractionation; (2) straight distillation of crude oil; and (3) cracking.

Cross-References

  • Manufacturing asphalt paving, roofing, and saturated materials from refined petroleum--are classified in Industry 32412, Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing paper mats and felts and saturating them with asphalt or tar into rolls and sheets--are classified in Industry 322120, Paper Mills;
  • Blending or compounding refined petroleum to make lubricating oils and greases and/or re-refining used petroleum lubricating oils--are classified in U.S. Industry 324191, Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing biofuels blended with purchased refined petroleum--are classified in U.S. Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing biofuels not blended with refined petroleum--are classified in U.S. Industry 325199, All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing synthetic lubricating oils and greases--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
  • Recovering natural gasoline and/or liquid hydrocarbons from oil and gas field gases--are classified in Industry 211130, Natural Gas Extraction;
  • Manufacturing acyclic and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (i.e., petrochemicals) from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons--are classified in Industry 325110, Petrochemical Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing cyclic and acyclic chemicals (except petrochemicals)--are classified in Industry 32519, Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing coke oven products in steel mills--are classified in Industry 331110, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments--are classified in U.S. Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.

Index Entries

Acid oils made in petroleum refineries
Aliphatic chemicals (i.e., acyclic) made in petroleum refineries
Alkylates made in petroleum refineries
Asphalt and asphaltic materials made in petroleum refineries
Asphalt paving mixtures made in petroleum refineries
Aviation fuels manufacturing
Benzene made in petroleum refineries
Biodiesel fuels made in petroleum refineries
Butylene (i.e., butene) made in petroleum refineries
Coke, petroleum, made in petroleum refineries
Crude oil refining
Crude petroleum refineries
Cumene made in petroleum refineries
Cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons made in petroleum refineries
Diesel fuels made in petroleum refineries
Ethylene made in petroleum refineries
Fuel oils manufacturing
Fuels, jet, manufacturing
Gasoline made in petroleum refineries
Heating oils made in petroleum refineries
Hydraulic fluids made in petroleum refineries
Jet fuels manufacturing
Kerosene manufacturing
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) made in refineries
Lubricating oils and greases made in petroleum refineries
Naphtha made in petroleum refineries
Naphthenic acids made in petroleum refineries
Oil (i.e., petroleum) refineries
Oil additives made in petroleum refineries
Oils, fuel, manufacturing
Paraffin waxes made in petroleum refineries
Petrochemical feedstocks made in petroleum refineries
Petrochemicals made in petroleum refineries
Petroleum coke made in petroleum refineries
Petroleum cracking and reforming
Petroleum distillation
Petroleum jelly made in petroleum refineries
Petroleum lubricating oils made in petroleum refineries
Petroleum refineries
Propane gases made in petroleum refineries
Propylene (i.e., propene) made in petroleum refineries
Refineries, petroleum
Refinery gases made in petroleum refineries
Road oils made in petroleum refineries
Solvents made in petroleum refineries
Still gases made in petroleum refineries
Styrene made in petroleum refineries
Tar made in petroleum refineries
Toluene made in petroleum refineries
Waxes, petroleum, made in petroleum refineries
Xylene made in petroleum refineries