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