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13 Responses to “What region of the world is petroleum found?”
Petroleum is just the compressed remains of old forests and sea bottoms and feeding grounds from millions of years ago. Consequently it is found everywhere.
Just about everywhere.
China, Bohai Bay
Middle East in the obvious places.
Siberia
Alaska, heavily worked in Prudeau Bay.
South America, The greatest quantities are located in the sedimentary materials surrounding Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo and the adjacent Caribbean coastal margin. Venezuela also has major deposits of oil and natural gas in the area surrounding El Tigre.
I hope someone has heard of Texas and Oklahoma, they have lots of petroleum and natural gas.
Seemingly everywhere, but concentrated in only a few countries these days. Here’s who’s exporting over 1 million barrels per day of oil as of 2006, according to the US Department of Energy:
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Norway
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Kuwait
Nigeria
Algeria
Mexico
Libya
Iraq
Angola
Kazakhstan
Canada
Not all of these countries are _net_ exporters of over 1 million bpd. Who _actually_ has the most left in the ground? I’d say…
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Russia
Venezuela
It’s found in every region with possible exception being North and South Pole. It only found in sufficient quantity to make grilling for it very lucrative in few locations. Biggest known reserves are in United Arab Emeritus. First oil well was in PA. First oil drilling patch most likely was in Texas. Other known reserves are in Alaska, Gulf coast, Red Sea. if interested good history can be found in the book The Prize.
Everywhere. And if you look for other ways that oil substances occur you may as well pick a spot on the ground and sit. There is bound to be something under where you are sitting that can be converted into oil.
The most amount comes from Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries.it could also be found in Siberia coz of fossil fuels in Alaska and Russia you could find some in Scandinavia
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Petroleum is just the compressed remains of old forests and sea bottoms and feeding grounds from millions of years ago. Consequently it is found everywhere.
Just about everywhere.
China, Bohai Bay
Middle East in the obvious places.
Siberia
Alaska, heavily worked in Prudeau Bay.
South America, The greatest quantities are located in the sedimentary materials surrounding Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo and the adjacent Caribbean coastal margin. Venezuela also has major deposits of oil and natural gas in the area surrounding El Tigre.
I hope someone has heard of Texas and Oklahoma, they have lots of petroleum and natural gas.
In other words everywhere.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
middle east primarily
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Every region, primarily near plate boundaries and not near recent volcanism.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
From Alaska to Russia to Malaysia and the Middle East, Gulf of Mexico, South America .. it’s everywhere, man.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Seemingly everywhere, but concentrated in only a few countries these days. Here’s who’s exporting over 1 million barrels per day of oil as of 2006, according to the US Department of Energy:
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Norway
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Kuwait
Nigeria
Algeria
Mexico
Libya
Iraq
Angola
Kazakhstan
Canada
Not all of these countries are _net_ exporters of over 1 million bpd. Who _actually_ has the most left in the ground? I’d say…
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Russia
Venezuela
And for extra credit, see:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=peak+oil
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
It’s found in every region with possible exception being North and South Pole. It only found in sufficient quantity to make grilling for it very lucrative in few locations. Biggest known reserves are in United Arab Emeritus. First oil well was in PA. First oil drilling patch most likely was in Texas. Other known reserves are in Alaska, Gulf coast, Red Sea. if interested good history can be found in the book The Prize.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
All over, a lot is found in the Middle East and a lot is also found in the Gulf of Mexico.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Any where that your drill can reach.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Everywhere. And if you look for other ways that oil substances occur you may as well pick a spot on the ground and sit. There is bound to be something under where you are sitting that can be converted into oil.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
anywhere in the world, just abunch of hydro-carbons N stuff
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
you can found it in middle asia, northern mexico, southern usa, argentina, venezuela, rusia, almost on any region
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
A lot of places but the big one is in the middle east.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
The most amount comes from Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries.it could also be found in Siberia coz of fossil fuels in Alaska and Russia you could find some in Scandinavia