Rock oil may refer to: Naphtha, also called "rock oil" Petroleum, which literally means "rock oil" Rock Oil, a Garfield character Rock oil (Scotland),...

This is a list of characters in the Garfield comic strip, created by Jim Davis, organized by category and date of first appearance. First Appearance: June...

petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Such reservoirs...

Oil has played a key role in industrialization and economic development. The word petroleum comes from Medieval Latin petroleum (literally 'rock oil')...

The oil rush in America started in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in the Oil Creek Valley when Edwin L. Drake struck "rock oil" there in 1859. Titusville and...

active ingredients. During the Victorian era, the use of the unguent macassar oil on the hair became so popular that antimacassars were invented to prevent...

began to develop. Seneca Oil Company, originally called the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company, was founded by George Bissell and Jonathan Eveleth. They created...

Oil shale is an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds) from which liquid hydrocarbons...

locations.[citation needed] In 1859, Nevins sold his property to the Michigan Rock Oil Company, which built Main Avenue, platted an unnamed town around it, and...

Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie...