What is heating oil?
Q: What is heating oil?
A: Heating oil is oil that is burned as fuel in furnaces inside buildings.
Q: How is heating oil delivered?
A: Heating oil is usually delivered by tanker truck to individual homes and business places.
Q: Where is heating oil stored?
A: Heating oil is stored in oil tanks in the basement or outside, next to the building.
Q: Why is a small leak of heating oil into the ground an environmental problem?
A: A small leak of heating oil into the ground is an environmental problem because it can cause major groundwater pollution, making water from wells and springs unusable because chemicals from the oil are harmful to both humans and animals.
Q: Why is heating oil usually dyed?
A: Heating oil is usually dyed to make sure it is not confused with vehicle fuel.
Q: What percentage of a barrel of crude oil does heating oil account for?
A: Heating oil, also known as No. 2 fuel oil, accounts for about 25% of the output of a barrel of crude oil, the second-biggest "cut" after gasoline.
Q: What is the second-biggest "cut" after heating oil in a barrel of crude oil?
A: Gasoline is the second-biggest "cut" after heating oil in a barrel of crude oil.
