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Energy sources: Focus on Oil and Gas Chapter 51.

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1 Energy sources: Focus on Oil and Gas Chapter 51

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5 Saudi Arabia: Case study – main details ¼ of the worlds crude oil (unrefined) found in Saudi Arabia Once a poor country with nomad farmers Now one of the worlds richest countries Due to oil: High standard of living High employment in the country Oil is finite (will run out) Saudi Arabia must diversify (make money from other sources)

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9 Multinational Companies are wealthy American/European companies that explore for oil/gas in many countries at the same time. Examples of multinational companies are: Marathon Corporation which takes gas from Kinsale Head gas field and Shell Corporation who hopes to take gas from Corrib gas field.

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16 Chapter Revision 1.What are energy guzzlers? 2.What are non-renewable resources? 3.Name two non-renewable resources? 4.Explain the terms ‘finite’ and ‘non-finite’? 5.Name an important oil producing country? 6.Give three main details about this country? 7.List three negative effects of oil drilling? 8.What is a gas field? 9.Name two large Irish gas fields? 10.Give five details about the Corrib/Shell gas dispute? 11.List three positives and three negatives about the gas explorations in Mayo?


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