Describe the significance ofOil and Natural Gas.
by Holly, Piers, Heather and Mark
Significance of Oil Oil is the world number 1 natural
resource. 147 litres of oil are in a barrel 85 million barrels used per day 30.5 thousand million barrels of
reserve 40 years of oil left
Oil Uses Transport Medical Clothing Recreational Resources
Oil Reserves
Saudi Arabia
Canada
Venezuela
Russia
Oil Reserves
Environmental Consequences
Kills fish Kills coral Kills marine mamals Kills birds Wildlife habitat Breeding grounds
BP Oil Spill Most damaging oil spill in History Rig exploded and sank Oil seeped out for 3 months 4.9 million barrels released 8,332 species of wildlife Destroyed the ocean floor
Inputs, Processes, Outputs Inputs: -Carbon, Hydrogen-Plankton-Millions of years
Processes:-Extraction-Refinery
Outputs: -Oil-Income
Oil Production