Igikoko c’amavuta ya peteroli ni ikintu gihambaye cane c’inganda, gikoreshwa cane mu gutera ivyatsi, mu bijanye n’ubuhinga bw’imiti n’inguvu nshasha. Kubera imiterere y’imiti ikora be n’uko ishobora gukoreshwa n’ibidukikije, uburyo bubereye bwo kubika ni ikintu gihambaye cane kugira ngo ibintu bibe vyiza. Iki kiganiro kizozana ububiko bw’amavuta ya peteroli y’amazi mu buryo burambuye kugira ngo bufashe amashirahamwe mu gucunga neza ububiko no kugabanya ibihombo.
Ica mbere, coke ya peteroli itegerezwa kubikwa mu bidukikije vyumye kandi biri neza- ibidukikije. Kubera ko irimwo ubukonje bukeyi n’ibintu bishobora guhinduka, ibidukikije bishobora gutuma ico kintu gifata ubukonje n’uburemere bw’ibintu, mbere bikagira ico bikoze ku bikorwa bikurikira. Ni vyiza ko ububiko buzoba bufise ibikoresho vyo gukuraho ubukonje kandi ubukonje bwo mu kirere bugasuzumwa ubudasiba kugira ngo aho ububiko bube bushitse ku rugero.
Ica kabiri, coke ya peteroli ipfutse ikwiye kwirinda gukorana n’ibintu vy’imiti, cane cane aside, alkalis n’ibintu bitera ubumara. Mwene ivyo bintu birashobora kuvyifatamwo neza mu buryo bw’imiti, bikaba bituma habaho ukugabanya ubushobozi bw’ibintu. Ico kibanza co kubikamwo gikwiye kuba kure y’imiti itera ububabare, kandi gupfunyika canke gupfunyika bikingijwe bikwiye kwemerwa kugira ngo ntihagire ibintu bihumanya ibintu vyo hanze bishobora kwinjira. Ikindi, coke ya peteroli ifise ubushobozi bwo gutwara amazi, kandi umuntu akwiye kwitwararikwa kugira ngo ntihagire umuntu akorana n’ivyuma igihe ariko aratera imbere kugira ngo umuyagankuba ubeho canke ngo utere ingorane.
Ku bijanye n’uburyo bwo guteranya, igiti c’amavuta ya peteroli gikozwe mu bipande kandi uburebure bw’ibirundo bukwiye kugenzurwa kugira ngo igicuruzwa co hasi ntigikorwe canke gikozwe mu gihe c’umukazo. Gutera ibiruhuko vy’abantu bishobora gutuma gusa umuntu ashobora gukoresha neza umwanya wo gukoresha mu bubiko, ariko kandi bikagabanya ingorane zo kwonona mu gihe co gutwara abantu. Muri ico gihe nyene, uhora ugenzure ugushikama kw’uguteranya kugira ngo wirinde gukosora imiterere bitewe n’ububiko bw’igihe kirekire bw’igihe.
Ubwa nyuma, ububiko bwa peteroli bufise amazi y’ibitoke na bwo nyene burakeneye kwitwararika umutekano w’umuriro. Naho ifise ahantu h’ugusha cane, bishobora kuba bikiri umuriro mu bushuhe bwinshi canke mu bidukikije vy’urubeya. Ico kibanza gikwiye gukoreshwa n’umuriro- ibikoresho vyo kurwana, kandi kunywa itabi canke gukoresha imbeya zifunguye birabujijwe cane.
Mu ncamake, ububiko bwa peteroli bufise peteroli busaba ko umuntu yihweza neza ibidukikije, ubushobozi bwo gukorana n’imiti, uburyo bwo guteranya n’ibintu vyo gukingira. Inyuma y’uburyo bwo kubika ibintu mu buryo bwa siyansi ntibushobora gusa kwagura ubuzima bw’igicuruzwa, ariko kandi buratuma bukora neza kandi bugatuma habaho inyungu nyinshi mu vy’ubutunzi ku kigo.
