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pipelines; 4,548km of oil pipelines; and 19 LPG distribution
terminals.
9) Chevron
Chevron has an average daily crude production of 3.5
million barrels per day. Chevron had a global refining capacity of
1.95 million barrels of oil per day at the end of 2012. The company
explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas;
refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants;
manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power
and produces geothermal energy; provides renewable energy and
develops research for advanced biofuels.
10) Kuwait Petroleum Corp.
Kuwait Petroleum Corp. is the state-owned entity
responsible for Kuwait's hydrocarbon interests throughout the
world. The company has an average daily crude production of 3.2
million barrels per day. As part of the global energy industry, they
supply the world with oil and gas needs by exploring for,
producing, refining, transporting and marketing these precious
natural resources both in their home country and internationally.
They have plans to launch strategic projects such as the Nghi Son
Vietnam Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, the Clean Fuel
Project and the New Refinery Project, as part of their upstream
activities.

Control questions
1. What are some of the other sources of energy we use?
2. Why have we not replaced oil with a non-polluting
renewable energy source?
3. Can you think of alternative sources of energy to fuel our
cars?
4. Why are petroleum and coal called fossil fuels?
5. How is petroleum formed?
6. Why do you think whale oil became scarce?

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