Heavy Oil

Heavy oil may refer to:

  • Fuel oil that contains residual oil left over from distillation.
  • Heavy crude oil, viscous crude oil.
  • Coal tar creosote, a wood preservative and waterproofing agent.

Famous quotes containing the words heavy and/or oil:

    “Come all you rounders if you want to hear
    A story ‘bout a brave engineer;
    Casey Jones, that was the rounder’s name
    On a heavy eight-wheeler he rode to fame.”
    —Unknown. Casey Jones (l. 1–4)

    “Mr. Chadband is a large yellow man, with a fat smile, and a general appearance of having a good deal of train oil in his system.”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)