OilBreanna OlsonWilliam Selby

Jillian BasilJack Groves

How it Works

It is the product after the refining of petroleum which is found under the sea bed

It is considered a fossil fuel. Fossils are the preserved remains of living matter.› Fossils don’t come back (non-renewable)

Oil is produced by the earth and we are consuming more than it can produce

Jack Groves

The cost of oil• The cost of Oil per barrel is about $102 right now•In 2010 the United States consumed about 6.99 billion barrels of oil• The United States consumes about 19.15 million barrels per day in 2010

Jillian Basil

Costs of Finding Oil

Pros of Oil

Proceeds from drilling could dramatically lower the price of oil, leading to an economic boom

It would lessen our dependence on foreign oil, especially in the Middle East

Drilling could easily be done without disrupting the refuge or damaging the environment

Drilling and land development would create hundreds of thousands of jobs

Alternative energy sources are too expensive and underdeveloped; oil from anywhere could help fuel the world economy in the meantime

Breanna

Cons of Oil

Oil will eventually run out Pollutes the environment by releasing CO2 and other toxic. Burning oil releases green house gases, contributing to

global warming Oil leaks may occur resulting in environmental disasters

by killing wild life, disturbing the biodiversity of that area and it takes years for cleanup

Extracting oil from sand takes a lot of water Drilling for oil is unpredictable; it takes a lot of time to

search for oil It is expensive and dangerous to transport oil

Breanna

Waste/Impact In finding oil, the

seismic waves used beach whales

Animal habitats are destroyed in finding oil

Coastal cities fishing is affected by oil in the ocean

Marine animals are effected William Selby

U.S. uses 19.15 million barrels of oil per day- the highest in the world

People who were born in the baby boom are more used to using as much gas as they want

China comes in second with 9.06 barrels consumed daily

Breanna & Jack

Oil Consumption

Ideal location for Oil Top states are

Texas, Alaska, Louisiana, California and Alabama

It is produced in 31 states across the country

58% of oil is imported though

William Selby

Bibliography

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Nixon, Robin. “Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards.” 25 June 2008. http://www.livescience.com/4979-oil-drilling-risks-

rewards.html “Oil and Gas Resources in the United States.”

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Systems.” 1998-2012 "Which Country uses the Most Oil?" Greenbang. March 26

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