lesson 3 - who produces and uses oil around the world

why does energy use vary throughout the world

• differing populations

• different standards of living

• different amounts of industry

• mainly urban/rural population

• differing amounts of natural resources, especially oil

• hics can affords more things like cars thus more energy per person

• some countries rely on traditional fuels (cannot afford electricity) and thus use less energy

economy types

primary economy - agriculture based

secondary economy - manufacturing based

oil uses

• petrol

• diesel

• vaseline

• plastic

top 4 oil production biggest countries

• saudi arabia

• russia

• north america

• scandinavia

oil production lowest areas

• africa

• europe

oil consumption largest countries

• china

• usa

• saudi arabia

• russia

why will future oil consumption only riser from now

• all countries are developing

• globalisation

• more middle class

• more car ownership

• less traditional fuels

oil consumption lowest countries

africa and greenland

what is peak oil

where more than half of the oil reserves have been used up

what country produces the most oil/day

america