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Michael Chandler
Amelia Taylor
Alex Burke
Description of Oil and Natural Gas
The organic
materials were
deposited with mud
silt from streams
and rivers which will
harden over time
and form
sedimentary rock.
Heat and pressure
transform the rock
into soft parts of http://api-
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plants and animals.
Where are Oil and Natural Gas
found?
Originates from dead plants and
animals which died millions of years
ago
Canada has large areas of petroleum
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How are Oil and Natural Gas
extracted?
Using a well, they extract it with tubing.
This tubing extracts oil and gas hydrocarbons.
http://www.naturalgas.org/naturalgas/extraction_offshore.asp
How are Oil and Natural Gas
refined for use?
Oil refining separates
everything into useful
substances. Chemists use
the following steps:
Oil:
Fuel our automobiles
Heat our homes
Lubricate machines
Natural Gas:
Heating buildings
Heating water
Cooking
Drying clothes
Lighting
Industrial purposes
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Positive and Negative Effects of Oil
and Natural Gas
Positive:
Resource
Prices have
decreased
Negative:
Oil prices
Ozone Layer
Nonrenewable
Oil spills
References
http://api-ec.api.org
http://www.geol.sc.edu
http://www.hardingcompany.com
http://pge.com
http://science.howstuffworks.com/oil-
refining3.htm
http://www.naturalgas.org/naturalgas/ext
raction_offshore.asp
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