Oil

How is oil formed? Oil was formed from the remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago.Heat and pressure from these layers helped the remains turn into crude oil.

How do we get oil? To get oil, companies drill through the earth deep below the surface, usually offshore. The oil is pumped from below the ground by oil rigs. They then usually travel through pipelines or by ship.

How do we use oil? We use oil for energy and electricity.

3 advantages of oil
 * 1) Oil is cleaner and easier to burn than coal.
 * 2) Electricity produced from oil is reliable.
 * 3) It is the most versatile fossil fuel. That means you can do many things with oil.

3 disadvantages of oil
 * 1) Oil is neither as clean nor efficient in use as natural gas.
 * 2) Oil is a non renewable energy.
 * 3) Oil can leak into the ocean.