Petroleum; oil — crude oil extracted from underground and refined petroleum products used as fuel or chemical feedstock.
国際的な需要の変化で石油価格が上がった。
Oil prices rose due to changes in international demand.
多くの国が石油を輸入に頼っている。
Many countries depend on importing petroleum.
精製してガソリンや灯油などの石油製品が作られる。
By refining, petroleum products such as gasoline and kerosene are produced.
Colloquially used to mean kerosene (paraffin), especially referring to household heating fuel.
冬は石油ストーブに石油を入れて使う。
In winter, I fill the oil heater with kerosene and use it.
昔は石油ランプで部屋を照らしていた。
In the past, rooms were lit with kerosene lamps.