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petroleum  

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  • Petroleum, or crude oil, is a nonrenewable natural resource that has had a tremendous beneficial influence on human society. With a name derived from Latin petra (rock) and oleum (oil), petroleum represents the world's most important energy resource. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Petroleum]

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