1. PLASTICS
Jesús Martín Justiniano
3ºESO A

2. 1.1 How is crude oil extracted from underneath
the ground and transported to refineries?
Oil reserves are extracted by oil rigs
on land and on the oceans.

3. 1.2 How is crude oil extracted from
underneath the ground and
transported to refineries?
Huge oil tankers often transport
crude oil from oil rigs at sea to
refineries.

4. 2. Why is crude oil a valuable
commodity?
Because it can be refined (distilled)
into fuels, chemicals and processed
into plastics.

5. 3. What is the name of the process
used to convert crude oil, into useful
chemicals and fuels ?
Distillation.

6. 4. What happens at an oil
refinery?
Refineries ‘distil’ crude oil,
manufacturing gas, petrol, diesel,
heating oils, naphtha, ethylene and
polyethylene.

7. Website’s links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpjack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_transport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_well
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hourann/531
780382/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_(contain
er)