THINGS ABOUT GAS AND OIL
Added on: 31st Jul 2016
DURING THE 1800’S, GASOLINE WAS SO
WORTHLESS THAT REFINERIES
WOULD JUST THROW IT AWAY
THE UNITED STATES ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY
HALF OF THE WORLD'S OIL CONSUMPTION
RUSSIA PRODUCES NEARLY 1 MILLION MORE
BARRELS OF OIL THAN SAUDI ARABIA EVERY DAY
IN 2010, A LONDON BROKER NAMED STEVE PERKINS
GOT DRUNK AND ACCIDENTALLY BOUGHT OVER
500 MILLION USD WORTH OF OIL. HE SINGLEHANDEDLY
MANAGED TO PUSH THE GLOBAL PRICE OF OIL
TO AN 8 MONTH HIGH
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
DIESEL FUEL IS MORE CARCINOGENIC
THAN CIGARETTES
NORWAY HAS SOME OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST
GAS PRICES. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T
SUBSIDIZE THEM BUT RATHER USE THE FUNDS
TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION AND IMPROVE
INFRASTRUCTURE
EVEN IF ALL CORN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN
THE US WAS FOCUSED AT PRODUCING BIOFUEL
IT WOULD ONLY MEET ABOUT 10% OF THE
FUEL DEMAND
THE USS ARIZONA HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL EVER SINCE
IT SANK IN PEARL HARBOUR DURING THE ATTACK IN 1941
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