28/08/2026
DID YOU KNOW?
Right now, you're probably touching at least 10 products made from crude oil, and you haven't even left the room.
The phone in your hand. The chair you're sitting on. The pen on your desk. All of it.
A single barrel of crude oil, just 42 US gallons, produces over 6,000 everyday products.
Not just fuel. Medicines. Fertilisers. Plastic packaging. Candles. Detergents. Synthetic rubber. Cosmetics. The ink in a printer. The insulation in a building. The roads cars drive on.
The word petroleum itself comes from Ancient Greek: petra (rock) + élaion (oil). Rock oil.
It was named over 2,000 years ago, and it's still powering everything 2,000 years later.
The professionals keeping that supply chain intact, the engineers, HSE officers, and project managers in this industry, are the ones making all of it possible.
When someone asks why oil & gas matters or why it will continue to matter through every energy transition, this is the answer.
The world is not just fuelled by petroleum. It is substantially built from it.
You are not just managing a well or reviewing a safety case. You are part of the supply chain that makes modern civilisation function.
That is worth being proud of, especially on a Friday.
Happy Friday!
Can you name a product made from crude oil that surprises most people?
Drop it in the comments, let's see who knows the most surprising one, and have a great weekend!🎯