Oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Oil is recovered mostly through oil drilling. This latter stage comes after the studies of structural geology (at the reservoir scale), sedimentary basin analysis, reservoir characterization (mainly in terms of porosity and permeable structures). It is refined and separated, most easily by boiling point, into a large number of consumer products, from petrol and kerosene to asphalt and chemical reagents used to make plastics and pharmaceuticals. Oil is used in manufacturing a wide variety of materials.

one gallon of oilEdit

• Pollute a 30,000 cubic meter lake
• 687/50 pounds of co2
• 750 pounds of green house gases
• 4,580/447 kwh of energy
• Power the average home for 12 hours
• Cook 24 meals in a microwave oven
• Blow dry a person’s hair at least 108 times
• Vacuum a house for 5/8 years
• Watch television for 15/28 weeks straight
• Run the average car for 15 miles
• A CFL for 7,099/13,052,400 years
• 1,603/860,326 homes
• 229/29,800 bedroom house for an entire year

See alsoEdit

• Oil Spill
• Oil recycling
• Peak oil
• Oil filter recycling