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Typically people see fire and think there's a problem, but a flare is a critical part of the normal refinery process and it is one of the most important safety tools we use.

Spoiler alert: it's not smoke. We made this explainer video to share with your friends and family next time you're asked about it.

Spoiler alert: it's not smoke. We made this explainer video to share with your friends and family next time you're asked about it.

Life is better with airplanes. Oil and natural gas make it possible.

What is refining? Watch this video to learn about the process that makes modern life possible.

Restarting a refinery is not like flipping a switch and can take as long as two and a half weeks. The restart process after a storm includes securing safe access to the site and checking the integrity of equipment, storage tanks, process units, and instrumentation.

Calder's prosthetics are strong, lightweight and flexible due to advanced carbon fibers and epoxy resins that start with petrochemicals.

The pipelines, railroads, ships, roads and storage used by the refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries are an essential part of these multi-faceted businesses.

AFPM explores a day in the life of Richard, a maintenance contractor at HollyFrontier's Navajo Refinery in Artesia, NM.