Give the disadvantages of using petroleum as a source of energy.

      

Give the disadvantages of using petroleum as a source of energy.

  

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gideon
(a) Crude oil is bulky
(b) Petroleum is an exhaustible source of energy
(c) The burning of petroleum pollutes the environment and contributes to global warming
(d) Petroleum is relatively expensive and so it is not affordable to everyone.
(e) Exploration for petroleum is a very expensive undertaking.

? Expensive to transport for countries importing oil.
? Prospecting for oil is quite expensive.
? Oil can affect the environment since extracting large quantities of environment causes land to
sink.
? Leads to pollution.
gideon1 answered the question on September 28, 2017 at 15:11


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