0
The countries with the most petroleum are:
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- United States
- Iran
- China
- Canada
- Mexico
- United Arab Emirates
- Brazil
- Kuwait
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Where are current supplies of petroleum?
I have included to related links. The 3 largest producers of petroleum are Saudi Arabia, Russia and the US. However, the US consumes its production. The countries with the largest reserves of oil are Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran.
What is petroleum used for?
It is used mainly for fuel (airplanes, trains, automobiles), as a source of heat for homes and businesses, and in the manufacture of plastics and pharmaceutical supplies, and tar for asphalt.
What kind of energy resources might one day replace dwindling petroleum supplies?
Solar and wind renewable energy, of course. Oil shale and tar sands
Using petroleum in a sentence?
Using petroleum in a sentence?
Is petroleum renewable or nonrewable?
is petroleum a renewable resource
Where can you find large deposits of natural gas and petroleum?
Alaska, Texas, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and any of the oil producing nations.
Does France have a large petroleum reserve?
France does not have a large petroleum reserve.
Which Caribbean country has a large quantities of petroleum?
which caribbean country has a large quantity of petroleum
Who supplies oil to the UK?
BP(British Petroleum for one) ,
Who manages Africa's petroleum industry?
foreign nations
What nations does the US export petroleum products to?
CANADA
How did newly found petroleum supplies change the new national in southwest Asia?
It led to dramatic economic changes and developement as western nations tried to dominate the region because of oil's huge profit.I
What country in east Africa isn't a major oil producer?
Most countries in East Africa do not produce petroleum. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and numerous other East African nations do not produce large quantities of petroleum.
What sector of the US economy consumes most of the nations petroleum?
industrial
Where are petroleum supplies concentrated?
In several locations, including off the shores on California and the Gulf of Mexico
Name the places petroleum found in large quantity?
mumbai
What are pros and cons of petroleum?
Petroleum probably has more cons than pros, but it has ample supply of both. Here are some of the most basic ones:ProsIt is easy to use, both privately and in power plantsFor the moment, it is attainableIt is a cornerstone of the economies of some nations, namely in the Middle EastIt fortifies international relations between nations that mine petroleum and nations that use itIt may be used both as a source of energy and as a simple source of heat, for things like heaters and stovesConsMining it is destructive to the environment, and in the event of a spill, devastatingCombustion of petroleum produces exhausts that are toxic to animal life, and which cause extremification of surface temperatures (global climate change)Petroleum is coveted, and is often associated with greed, dishonesty, and even violenceCombustion of petroleum is a relatively inefficient source of energyPetroleum is nonrenewable, so once we've depleted our supplies of it, it'll be gonePetroleum is highly combustible, and is thus a hazard for dangerous accidentsFumes from petroleum (not combustion, but vapor) are potentially carcinogenic (cancer-causing)Use of petroleum, or mining of it, may lead to economic dependence thereupon, and basing an entire economy off of a rapidly-depleting resource is dangerous
