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How the oil industry works

The Bottom Line by BBC

Jun 11, 202637:53Business

What does it take to drill oil out of the ground and then refine it into petrol, jet fuel or other petrochemical products? The world currently uses about a hundred million barrels of oil a day. However, the daily flow ha...

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How the oil industry works is an episode from The Bottom Line by BBC. What does it take to drill oil out of the ground and then refine it into petrol, jet fuel or other petrochemical products? The world currently uses about a hundred millio...

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