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Because there is not enough produced within the US.
Coal burns cleaner than petroleum. It is also abundant in the United States and all over the world, and petroleum is less so.
Fossil fuels, which provide virtually all the energy for transportation (mainly petroleum with some natural gas) and the majority of energy for electricity (mainly coal, natural gas and a small amount of petroleum).
Fertilizers have helped farmers produce more and healthier crops.
oil embargo by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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Alaska, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, California,
The US has the most petroleum. However, demand is so high that the US has to import most of the petroleum it consumes.
The US has a great deal of petroleum, and deposits are located all over the US.
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The US does use it's own petroleum sources. It doesn't produce enough for it's own demands. Petroleum exported by the US is not in as high a demand within the US.
how else is petroleum used in the united states
The raw feedstock for a lot of polymers is indeed petroleum.
How does petroleum oil help us in our everyday lives
It has a lot of importance since most of the world's fuel is based on petroleum in some way.