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Yuki888 [10]
3 years ago
15

Why Was Petroleum Called “Black Gold” ???

History
2 answers:
Tom [10]3 years ago
6 0
Because when crude oil is extracted from the land it is a black color. people call it gold because of its oils and value it is very difficult to find so that’s why it’s call black gold
Goryan [66]3 years ago
3 0

It was called black gold because when it was extracted from the ground it was black plus it was extremely valuable hence the nickname "Black Gold"

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