# oil (fuel)

a liquid substance that is a product of energy

- Computed level: L16 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [liquid](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-liquid.state), [substance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-substance.material), [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [products](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-products.goods)

**Through:** the liquid and energy together make a product that provides energy

**Novel properties:**
- viscous texture
- combustible energy
- lubricating ability

## Examples
- The 1901 Spindletop gusher in Texas unleashed a flood of crude oil, launching the U.S. petroleum boom. *(history)*
- The Deepwater Horizon rig burned in 2010 while extracting oil from 1,250 meters below sea level. *(engineering)*
- Venezuela's Orinoco Belt holds 200 billion barrels of recoverable oil, a state-defined strategic reserve. *(economics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-oil.fuel*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-oil.fuel.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*