Talk:Oil

The Picture

Shouldn't there be another picture, or a picture with the label censored? What I'm trying to say here is that no company should be given the label of being THE oil. Maybe there should be a picture with just the oil in the glass, and no can? where is the picture hu hu hu hu post it -- Eirikizer

How about a picture that represents the three or four most different types of oil, in generic containers? Crude oil, cooking oil, refined mineral oil, for example, in small jars, and maybe each as a smear on glass to show its viscosity. 76.20.198.161 (talk) 09:28, 14 August 2011 (UTC)Maryann

How is it formed?

How is it formed, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Axons1020 (talk • contribs) 06:15, 14 September 2012 (UTC) by slim bottem square pant syea and mac donalds

What is the solvent of oil?

What is the solvent of oil? the solvent of oil is the element which will decompose the oil particles — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.200.49.147 (talk) 08:49, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Article expansion

The article needs extensive expansion:

About the Oil as a source of energy

• The end of oil: on the edge of a perilous new world--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 12:59, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
• The age of oil--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 12:59, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Uses

(by Industry, as opposed to Applications by affordances of the medium)

Food

• Dietary supplement (fish oil, vitamin E, laxative).
• Primary component in salad dressings, sauces, marinades
• Frying, sautéing cooking method.
• Baking, especially as a dough conditioner for quick breads and cakes.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.198.161 (talk) 10:22, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Horticulture

Horticultural Oils or Narrow Range Oils are lightweight oils, either petroleum or vegetable based. They are used in both horticulture and agriculture, where they are applied as a dilute spray on plant surfaces to control insects and mites. They are also sometimes included in tank mixes as a surfactant. The oils provide control by smothering the target pests, and are only effective if applied directly to the pest, and provide no residual controls.

Pharmaceutical

• Emollient (baby oil, hair conditioner, lip balm)
• Base for Cosmetics and Cosmetic remover
• Perfume — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.198.161 (talk) 10:42, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
• Lubricant (petroleum jelly)
• Base for salves (e.g., antibacterial like Neosporin)

76.20.198.161 (talk) 09:56, 14 August 2011 (UTC)Maryann nothing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.74.77.79 (talk) 01:27, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

some good links/material to fold in

• Oil shale
• Environmental_impact_of_the_oil_shale_industry (kinda, looking for an environmental impact of oil-like article)
• fossil fuel

Please add away. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:45, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Extraction

Especially for non-essential oils (e.g. mineral/organic oils), there needs to be a section on extraction, but im not too sure of where it should be put in the layout. There are just a ridiculous amount of oil-related articles, jesus, but here are some important ones to consider in this matter: oil shale, oil sands, oil field, oil well, oil shale reserves unconventional oil, oil tanker, oil refinery, *takes a deep breath and continues*, oil megaprojects, oil depletion, and, are you ready for this one, thermal depolymerization! Phew! I ain't gonna lie people, this article needs some work. JoeSmack ^Talk 18:53, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

alternative fuel oils

Don't forget vegetable oil used as fuel, vegetable oil refining and biodiesel in the fuel section. JoeSmack ^Talk 18:58, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Hair

What does it mean for hair to be stabilised?

it also hepls you when you need to wash your becuase it cleans it very very very well

89.243.166.179 (talk) 13:44, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Is this the most common or culturally important use of oil? Does most of the world recognize this use of oil? It's toward the beginning of the article, which implies it is more important or common use than subsequent uses of oil. It would have been one of the last uses that I would have thought. 76.20.198.161 (talk) 09:33, 14 August 2011 (UTC)Maryann

"Organic origin of all oils" is questionable; witness: synthetic oils.

"All oils can be traced back to organic sources." ...Except those that can't? E.g. synthetic oils; for example silicone oil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_oil> What point was the original writer trying to make that I may have missed? Jornadigan (talk) 02:32, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 January 2012

obvious error needs correcting. "The total production of a barrel of crude into various products results in an increase to 45 barrels [9]" It should read 45 _gallons_ not barrels. A barrel is 42 USgallons. Expansion to 45 gallons is reasonable, but 45 barrels is not. The reference [9] says 45 gallons.

Paleotechman (talk) 17:56, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Done The 45-gallon figure is supported by reference 8, not ref 9. I've made the change and adjusted the citations accordingly. Rivertorch (talk) 19:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Definition

The definition of oil at the top of this page doesn't really explain what kinds of chemicals are oils. It just says that any substance that is liquid at ambient temperature and does not mix with water is an oil, but surely that is much too broad--if taken as written, that means that mercury is an oil. I was under the impression that all oils are organic compounds. Unless I'm wrong, then as a bare minimum that should be part of the definition. 71.207.23.238 (talk) 03:08, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

I would like to add something like "Oils are typically formed of molecules containing a large proportion of carbon and hydrogen" and give an examples of a random vegetable oil molecule and a random mineral oil molecule. Siuenti (talk) 21:34, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2014

113.20.81.3 (talk) 05:16, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 05:32, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Category sort

Need to use a space as the category sort and as per convention the Commons template shpuld not be inline. 203.109.161.2 (talk) 03:43, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Partly done: - I have added the category sort key. I did not change the Commons template because I'm not aware of any convention regarding its use, and adding the Commons box below the Wiktionary box is awkward. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 20:08, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

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Edit request: change "slippery" link in paragraph 1

The link in par. 1 "slippery" incorrectly links to slip for vehicle dynamics, which is not relevant. If there should be a link at all, I recommend the lubricant article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubricant as this directly discusses the "slippery" nature of oil and its applications. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2620:0:2820:B05:D40:798C:75E7:3872 (talk) 15:43, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

would be nice photo illustrations too — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bankbox (talk • contribs) 04:11, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Geography

Should be added geography — Preceding unsigned comment added by Regenteditor (talk • contribs) 18:02, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

"Neutral"

In the first sentence, the word "neutral" is used to describe oils. What does this mean? Does it have any scientific meaning?

If not, we should take it out. -- The Anome (talk) 15:47, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

I've now removed it. -- The Anome (talk) 17:16, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2022

The first person to create an oil well is Edward Drake 50.230.204.10 (talk) 21:41, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: Doesn't fit here, already mentioned on Petroleum Cannolis (talk) 21:48, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Emotional oil

The "water fearing" and "fat loving" language is a bit nonsensical. Oil doesn't "fear" nor "love". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.119.15.14 (talk) 15:15, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Taste of oil and food uses

Taste of oil is great and is used to cook most foods today. It gives a medium to cook food, as when food is heated in oil, even if we stop the gas supply the oil would remain hot and continue to cook the food. 103.87.58.156 (talk) 10:02, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Endangered species Sofie

She is a wild but the worlds cutest fluff ball to ever walk this majestic earth 136.49.208.250 (talk) 02:46, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

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Infljazija bethsmertna. Fact!

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2024

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