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They do it using a device called an oil water separator. Its really pretty simple. Water is heavier than oil so oil will rise to the top. That's the reason you can see the oil spill on the water in the gulf right now. If you have a container with a bottom drain and you fill it with a water and oil mixture the oil will float to the top and you drain the water from the bottom.
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∙ 12y agoYou can use Dish soap, nature also does it on its own, but there are more ways then that.
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Can lightning ignite crude oil on the top of sea water?
Nope.
How do you separate oil from sea water?
Urinate in the sea to create a barrier between the oil and sea water, thus separating the two.
Why is crude oil in the Earth's crust a problem?
We can not get to the Crude oil easy, and you normaly find it under the sea, and as you are digging under the sea and the oil spills it will cause pollution and kill the sea creatures. -Bethany Wilden-
Can sea water be physically separate?
no
How and when was crude oil formed?
The crude oil we use today was formed millions of years ago but crude oil is still being formed today. More crude oil is formed every time an animal or plant in the sea dies and is squashed by layers of other dead marine life (that turns into rock)over the top. This takes a long time.
Can lightning ignite crude oil on the top of sea water?
Nope.
Does crude oil float?
Yes, because the oil is less dense than the sea water.
How do you separate oil from sea water?
Urinate in the sea to create a barrier between the oil and sea water, thus separating the two.
What is the main purpose of a distill?
The purpose of the distillation process is to separate mixtures of different components by boiling, this is done physically and can be applied to processes like crude oil, salt from sea water.
Why is crude oil in the Earth's crust a problem?
We can not get to the Crude oil easy, and you normaly find it under the sea, and as you are digging under the sea and the oil spills it will cause pollution and kill the sea creatures. -Bethany Wilden-
What did bp discover in the North Sea in 1965?
crude oil
What is brent crude oil?
Brent crude is extracted from the North Sea, and comprises Brent Blend, Forties Blend, Oseberg and Ekofisk crudes. Brent crude oil is usually considered as sweet crude.
How do you find crude oil?
it is made from tiny body's of sea organisms that once lived in the sea and were trapped under rocks and became oil
Why crude oil iscalled fossil fuel?
Crude oil is a fossil fuel because. It was made from the dead bodies of microscope plant and animals that once lived in the sea
List 5 places where you can find crude oil?
Under the sea or in bushy places
Why are oil refineries often situated on the coast?
because crude oil is mostly found near sea coast. +++ Not necessarily. It's more to take crude-oil brought in, and to export refined products, by ships.
In an oil spill why does the oil not mix with the sea water?
Oil does not mix with water, not even salty sea water.
