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Chapter 7- Energy from Fossil Fuels

Energy in the News

Fossil Fuels: The Major Energy Source

World Oil Reserves

King Huppert Oil Depletion Curve

World Oil and Gas Production

World Oil Production by Region

Oil Consumption

Another Way to Look at It

Distribution of USA Oil Use

Distillation of Crude Oil

Products of Oil Distillation

Simple Distillation vs Refinery Yield

Politics of Oil Pipelines

Structural Traps

Hazards of Oil Production

Primary Recovery

Secondary Recovery

Tertiary Recovery

End Uses of Natural Gas in USA

Natural Gas Use Since 1930

Where Natural Gas is Found

Pipelines for Natural Gas

Global Coal Reserves

Types of Coal and Energy Content

US: Coal Consumption by Sector

Coal Deposits of the USA

Coal Strip Mining Shovel

Petrochemicals in Everyday Life

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