A retail petroleum "seller" or wholesaler who is not involved in the refining of petroleum products and therefore must purchase their supply of petroleum products from a refiner or other [..]

A pump station used to increase the pressure of oil received through a main pipeline to transmit it to the next station or terminal.

An irregularity in a pipe due to damage or a defect in the pipe. Also used to describe unusual supply and demand movements.

Gas occurring in combination with crude oil, as distinct from gas occurring separately or manufactured from crude oil.

A volumetric unit of measure for crude oil and petroleum products, derived by the original use of spent whiskey barrels to hold oil in the 1800s. One barrel equals 42 U.S. gallons, equivalent to 158.9 [..]

The average number of oil barrels of oil refinery input processed within a 24-hour period.

  A shipment of a single product that is handled through the pipeline without mixing with preceding or following shipments.

A fuel made from vegetable oils, recycled restaurant oils or animal fat. The oil or fat is typically processed into a methyl ester. It is low in sulfur, biodegradable and is derived from renewable pro [..]

Brent blend is a sweet crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing for oil production from Europe, Africa and the Middle East flowing West. Brent crude is sourced from the U.K. North Sea.

Low boiling point hydrocarbons used for gasoline vapor pressure control.