A Crude Awakening! By Emma Davey
Did you know that oil is the single most important item that is traded between countries? Yes, oil is very valuable to everything and anyone! Without oil it would be difficult to heat our homes, drive our cares, and much more! If we didn’t have oil, where would we be?
There are about 2.6 trillion barrels of oil left in the ground! That seams like a lot of oil, but M. King Hubbert predicted that in 1907, that the oil pumped from the U.S fields would peak, and it did! Peak Production is when the flow of petroleum from any oil field climbs to a peak {top} then declines quickly. M. King Hubbert predicts that the world oil production will peak in 2030. Image that! Life without any oil!
O.P.E.C stands for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries! Algeria ,Iran Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Qatar, Nigeria, and Libya take part in O.P.E.C and control how much oil they let out for people to use. When there is a lot of oil, the price of oil is less expensive because there is more of it. But when there isn’t a lot of oil, the price is more expensive because a lot of people rely on oil because it is more valuable!
A lot of people want to find alternatives ways to not use oil as much. For example, my dad burns corn in something called a Qaudra-Fire pellet/corn burning stove. That helps our family heat or house with not using oil. IburnCorn has an interesting message board where people from all around the world can come and talk about ways not to use oils as much! Another oil free chose that people mask, is to drive Hybrids! Hybrids do use oil, but not as much as regular cars do!
I really like the article that Emma wrote and I hope that more people can read it and find out more about oil, and how much is left!
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