Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 17

What is crude oil (petroleum) and how is it extracted from the earth and refined? Define peak production. What is a petrochemical and why are such chemicals important? Who controls most of the world's oil supply? What percentage of the world's proven oil reserves does the United States have? How much of the world's annual oil production does the United States use and what percentage of the oil it uses is imported? About how much of the world and U.S. demand would be met by the oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using conventional oil as an energy resource?