Where do we get our fuel from?
Where do we get our fuel from? Gasoline explained Where our gasoline comes from U.S. petroleum refineries make gasoline and other petroleum products from crude oil and other liquids produced in the United States or imported from other countries. Nearly all of the gasoline sold in the United States is produced in the United States. How does fuel get made? Gasoline is made from crude oil, which contains hydrocarbons – organic compounds made up entirely of hydrogen and carbon atoms. Crude oil has historically been obtained through vertical wells drilled into underground and undersea reservoirs. A well is essentially a...