It “can be separated into fractions including natural gas, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, fuel and lubricating oils, paraffin wax, and asphalt and is used as raw material for a wide variety of derivative products. ” ​ — The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
Pārstrādājot naftu, iegūst dabas gāzi, ligroīnu, petroleju, mazutu, minerāleļļas, parafīnu un bitumenu. Naftu lieto par izejvielu arī daudzu citu produktu ražošanā.