Oil and Petroleum Products

Oil Rich Websites

Use these sites to discover a wealth of knowledge about oil and petroleum.

Texas Railroad Commission

REepedia

ActewAGL education site

History of Oil Use

Oil and Petroleum

Oil was formed by plants and animals that lived in a marine environment before the dinosaurs.  Through the years, the remains have been covered with mud.  Heat and pressure has turned these remains into oil. 

The top 5 oil producing countries are:

-Saudia Arabia

-Russia

-United States

-Iran

-China

What products come from oil?

 

Photo taken from Global Marine Oil Pollution Information

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