global patterns and trends of consumption/production of oil

case studies
1. consumption
  1. United States
    1. trend: since the early 1980s oil consumption has gone up drastically, however in the early 1990s there was a decrease before rising again
    2. pattern: oil consumption has been increasing since it was first discovered
2. production
  1. Venezuela
    1. pattern: have been consistently producing oil for decades, though there were some steep declines in 1999 and 2003
    2. trend: oil production is much less than it was in the 1980s
  2. Saudi Arabia
    1. pattern: produce a large amount of oil but every some years there is some significant decrease (due to war, price changes, etc) before rising again
    2. trend: production increase until around 2007, now it's steady/declining
contentions
1. political
  1. international relations: if a country needs to import oil, they must maintain good relations
  2. carbon tax: if this is introduced, it makes oil more expensive and alternative options become more appealing
2. economic
  1. invest in alternatives: as oil runs out, more energy companies and countries will invest in other sources
  2. price of oil: more countries are developing and with more people demanding oil, the price steadily increases
3. environmental
  1. oil spills: when transporting oil by sea or pipelines, there is always a risk. the oil causes immediate damage to the environment but also long term effects to be seen later
  2. greenhouse effect/global warming: fossil fuels (like oil) are the major contributors so it's becoming more important to stop relying so much on oil and look into other options
4. social
  1. Human cost: people go through some extreme lengths to gain/protect oil and many have died even
  2. exploitation of workers: many unskilled and poor people are hired by oil companies to do the more dangerous jobs
maps/graphs
1. production
2. consumption
Q-meaning
1. pattern: Middle east, Africa, Russia produces the most oil (200 mil tons)
  1. anomaly: Venezuela (S. America) also produces a LOT of oil (50-199.9 mil tons)
2. oil production will continue to reach its peak in countries and decline
3. will continue to find oil/have reserves
4. consider anti and neo-Malthuasian views
As the population grows and countries develop, oil will be consumed and produced more and more causing economic, environmental, social, and political problems in addition to a shortage.

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