Petroleum and Tars Sands By Cameron Aenlle-Rocha & Chris Parker

What are Tar Sands? Combination of clay, sand, water, and bitumen, a heavy black thick oil. Tar sands are mined Tar Sands does not come in a liquid form in its natural state Tar Sands are processed to extract the oil-rich bitumen, which is then refined into oil.

Tar Sands Resourcefulness Much of the worlds oil is found in tar sands Tar sands recently classified as part of the world’s oil reserves Not all of that oil is recoverable Largest deposit of Tar Sands is found in Canada and Venezuela 20% of US crude oil and products come from Canadian tar sands

Tar Sands Resourcefulness The United States is starting to explore Tar Sands as an alternative to conventional oil The making of liquid fuel from tar sands requires energy for steam injection and refining Process generates 12% more greenhouse gasses per barrel that the production of conventional oil

Advantages and Disadvantages Relatively new form of energy World has yet to really explore this option in forms of mass energy production Water, sand, waste, and minerals must be removed from tar sands Not very effective refinement process Refinement

Petroleum to Gasoline Extracted from the ground Refinery Shipped around the country via pipelines Pump System

Demand for Petroleum 35.1% of Total Energy demand 19.1 Million barrels of oil a year 50% more oil needed now that in 1973 (1 st crisis) Petroleum replaces coal (WWII) Import half of crude oil

More Numbers 2.22%Heating Oil 4.45%Heavy Fuel Oil 4.44%Liquefied pet. Gases 9%Jet Fuel 15%Other products 22%Diesel 42%Gasoline

Use for Petroleum Gasoline, Fertilizers, Plastics, even Medicine Fuels cars, jets and other modes of transportation

Advantages Living the way we have been in the recent past State and Federal lawes strickly regulate petroleum in an attempt to minimize negative effects

Disadvantages Pollution (Air and Water) Wildlife Habitat Damage (Water and Land)

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