Black Gold How has the discovery of oil affected the region of the Middle East and its people?

From what we have already learned, which countries do you think has the most oil reserves? Iraq Iran Kuwait Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Where does oil come from??? Oil comes from underneath the ocean and is formed when animals die and enormous heat and pressure turn them into oil and gas over MILLIONS of years.

So, is all of the world’s oil in the Middle East?

Proved reserves (bbls) Rank Country Proved reserves (bbls) 1. Saudi Arabia 264.3 2. Canada 178.8 3. Iran 132.5 4. Iraq 115.0 5. Kuwait 101.5 6. United Arab Emirates 97.8 7. Venezuela 79.7 8. Russia 60.0 9. Libya 39.1 10. Nigeria 35.9 11. United States 21.4 12. China 18.3 13. Qatar 15.2 14. Mexico 12.9 15. Algeria 11.4 16. Brazil 11.2 17. Kazakhstan 9.0 18. Norway 7.7 19. Azerbaijan 7.0 20. India 5.8

So, why don’t we use our own oil?

Why don’t we use our own oil?? The amount of crude oil produced in the United States has been getting smaller each year.   However, the use of products made from crude oil has been growing, making it necessary to bring more oil from other countries.  We do not produce enough to meet our demand. About 59.5 percent of the crude oil and petroleum products used in the United States comes from other countries.

When was oil discovered in the Middle East? For seven years, William D'Arcy drilled well after well in Persia, now known as Iran, looking for oil. With his funding running low, and his employers getting quite impatient, D'Arcy drilled one last well and hit a gusher on May 26, 1908. The rest is history. .

T/F With the discovery of oil came instant wealth. Six years after the discovery of vast oil reserves in the Middle East, Darcy’s oil Company almost went out of business. Why? Lack of customers. At this time in history, only ships and electric power plants ran on coal, and cars were owned only by those with significant wealth. Winston Churchill saw the value of running ships on oil and WWI changed the demand for petroleum.

Car Trivia By the 1920’s cars become common place for the average working man. Henry Ford’s Model T become one of the first affordable automobiles. As technology improved, the price continued to drop

Today $20,000 Today $2800

Today The WORLD WIDE demand for oil is HIGH! Transportation Power Plants burn oil and Natural gas to generate electricity Plastics, medicines, fertilizer, carpet, and thousands of other goods.

So what is OPEC? In 1960, an Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. This group added new members over time, and today they are able to control the price of the world’s oil. Middle East Members Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia Qatar UAE Iran Algeria Libya Other Memebers: Indonesia Nigeria Gabon Angola

With so many countries having oil, how much power does OPEC really have??

How has the distribution of oil affected the development of the Middle East? Oil money has allowed: The development of NEW industries Improved infrastructure: roads, housing, communication Better schools Improved Healthcare Money to improve agriculture The overall standard of living has improved in the oil rich nations of the Middle East

Before Oil Nomadic Lifestyle Qatar Dubai

After Oil

However…. In some cases, oil money is used for personal gain, production of weaponry, debauchery and evil. Muammar Gaddfi: Dictator of Libya 1969- 2011. Lived a lifestyle of wealth while the Libyan people often did not even have running water. Saddam Hussein: Dictator of Iraq 1979 – 2003. Spent oil money on weapons and war, not to improve the life of the Iraqi people.

Negative Impacts of Oil Causes major conflicts. Many wars have been fought over oil in the Middle East Persian Gulf War Pollution Drilling often lead to pollution, including water pollution Iraq used pollution as strategy for fighting Oil money had been used to fund war and/or terrorism

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Money to the Extreme.. United Arab Emirates Dubai Click here to see video clip