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Q: How long ago did crude oil form?
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How long does crude take to form compared to regular oil?

Crude oil is regular oil. It is the raw oil extracted from the earth. It is referred to as crude as it must be refined so its components can be used.


What is the sustainability of crude oil?

This is the possibility to extract crude oil for long time.


Where in the world is crude oil produced?

Crude oil is the raw form of oil mined from underground, not produced. Some places with alot of crude oil however are Alaska and Canada.


What is the name of a factory where crude oil is made?

Crude oil is not "made". "Crude oil" is the name giving to the raw form of oil that is pumped from the ground.


How is crude oil formed and extracted from the ground?

Crude oil is made from prehistoric decomposed plants formed millions of years ago, it is extracted using an oil rig. :)


Is crude oil a form of solar energy?

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.


How do you make crude oil?

u dont make crude oil it is a natural process when small animals and planets decayed into sand and mud millions of years ago


How long does it take to form Petrol?

Petrol comes from crude oil. When dead organisms are subjected to extremely high pressures for millions of years, the organic compounds in the organisms will transform into hydrocarbons that are present in crude oil. This crude oil is then distilled using fractional distillation to separate different components, such as petrol.


How long has man used crude oil for energy?

how long has oil been used for


Where does underground oil come from?

What we find as crude oil underground today was formed by millions of years of chemical reactions from the decay of plants that lived long ago. Most of them were palms and ferns.


What form of petroleum bubbles up from the ground?

crude oil