Today’s Price of Oil

The current price of

oil is $2.77 at a gas sta-

tion. This is up 8 cents

from last week.

By: Marina Conits and Xavia Prrozzi

Where does oil come from?

This is a picture of Saudi

Aramco’s gas plant.

How do we get oil?

We get oil by drilling a large oil rig into the

ground. We can use Satellites to determine the

best location for where the most oil is found.

This picture to the right shows the different

parts of the oil rig.

China uses 7,578,000

barrels per day.

The U.S. uses the most oil every

day. Next is China; then, Japan.

The Most Oil

The United States uses

20,680,000 barrels per day.

Japan uses 5,007,000 barrels per day.

Everyday Objects

Soap, gas, a lot of food, and clothes all con-

tain oil. Almost everything you own has oil

in it.

The world’s largest bank says it

will be $100 next year.

The current price of oil is

currently $78.71.

Price of Oil This Chart shows the oil imports that

the U.S.A gets from other countries

Oil Producing Companies Saudi Aramco is the largest oil company in the

world, producing

3.4 billion barrels

per year. It man-

ages over 100 oil

and gas fields in

Saudi Arabia.

Texaco is an American

retail oil brand. The

Texaco brand is strong

in the U.S., Latin

America, and West Af-

rica.

OPEC is a group of

people that give us

These are some of the

men in OPEC.

Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries

These countries produce the most oil. So, they are

part of OPEC

What products have petroleum

in them?

Paint Brushes

Roller Skates

Crayons

Model Cars

Toothpaste

Basketball