introduction on crude oil

2. WHAT IT IS?
CRUDE OIL IS A DARK LIQUID. IT IS FOUND IN
RESERVOIRS DEEP UNDER THE GROUND.
OIL RESERVES CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE
WORLD, INCLUDING THE NORTH SEA , SAUDI
ARABIA, RUSSIA , THE UNITED STATES …ETC.

3. HOW IT IS MADE INTO
ELECTRICITY ?
THE OIL IS BURNED TO HEAT WATER AND
PRODUCE STEAM. THIS STEAM PROPELS THE
BLADES OF A TURBINE. THIS IS ATTACHED TO A
GENERATOR , WHICH PRODUCES ELECTRICITY.

4. ADVANTAGES OF USING CRUDE
OIL…
•OIL CAN EASILY BE TRANSPORTED BY A NETWORK OF
PIPELINES.
•OIL-FIRED POWER STATIONS CAN, IN THEORY , BE
BUILT ANYWHERE.
•PROVIDES MEANS FOR INNOVATION

5. DISADVANTAGES OF USING CRUDE
OIL…
•OIL IS NON-RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY .MEANING IT
COULD RUN OUT
•BURNING OIL PRODUCES CARBON DIOXIDE . MEANING IT
CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL WARMING
•THE OIL IS IMPORTED OIL, AND IT IS QUIET EXPENSIVE TO
KEEP IMPORTING IT.
•CRUDE OIL IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO CONVERT TO ELECTRICITY
RATHER THAN COAL AND GAS.

6. THAT’S JUST THE INTRODUCTION
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