What are the advantages and disadvantages of using petroleum?

Answer 1

There are numerous advantages to petroleum both as a fuel and as a raw material:

• It has high energy density. You don't need mch to provide a significant amount of usable energy
• Production systems are simple
• Storage and transportation systems are simple
• For transportation it feeds an established distribution bas
• Safety hazards (and safe handling procedures) are well understood
• Systems for use as a fuel are simple
• Spills and leaks are controllable using existing technology
• As raw material in chemical synthesis it is extremely flexible

As to disadvantages:

• Over use can create local and global problems
• It is limited resource which can be used up by wasteful procedures

Petroleum gas harms the environment, as it's unnatural. It's crude oil put through a LARGE amount of changes to get it to become a viable source of combustion. If it spills, which is a common occurrence, it is costly and most times harmful to the ecosystem to remove. Those are the disadvantages.