Oil and Its Uses
By: Armanda Plaines
Different Products Oil Is In
Oil is in many different products that we use. In addition to use as a transportation fuel, some interesting uses for oil that are very important to us are soap, tires, and shoes.
How Many?
According to the Department of Transportation there was an estimated 254.4 million registered motor vehicles currently on U.S Roads. The U.S uses 18 million barrels daily, just to fuel its vehicles.
People?
The world uses approximately 85 million barrels of oil in a day. According to the Census Bureau, the amount of people currently living in the U.S are 7,144,715,385 and counting. The global population is 317,470,232. The percentage of people living in the U.S is 44%