Paper I · 2 General Science & Technology · 2.15 Energy: conventional and renewable

2.15.2 Petroleum and natural gas: oil fields, refining, pipelines, LPG and CNG

Petroleum is refined into fuels and chemicals, natural gas is shifting cities and vehicles to cleaner fuels, and India imports most of its crude oil.

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Key terms

  • Digboi
  • Mumbai High
  • KG basin
  • refining
  • fractional distillation
  • HVJ pipeline
  • LPG
  • CNG
  • PNG
  • Ujjwala
  • calorific value
  • strategic petroleum reserve

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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