The Oil and Gas Industry

The substances and materials produced and processed within the petrochemical plants pose a constant risk to the environment and the people who work there.

Oil and gas, processed in the petrochemical industry, are naturally combustible and, consequently, the risk of explosion and fire in these places is very high.

The distinction between "petrochemical processes" and "refinery processes" lies in the destination of the products obtained: the products obtained from the refining of crude oil, in fact, are intended for the production of energy (i.e. they are used as fuels), while the products of the petrochemical industry are used as materials in other downstream processes.

Oil and gas are extracted, transported, stored and refined in extremely difficult conditions.