1.7 Oil extraction

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

What, Why and Where?

Oil extraction 

Program today:

- Picture 

- Interactive instruction 

- Questions concerning the investigation 

- Testweek 

- Closing 

LessonGoal: You'll learn why there is a big interest in the North Pole.

1859 first time Oil was ever extracted  from a 21m-deep well 

- Simple to reach 

- Low-tech 

New ways of finding oil 

1. Difficult to access locations

2. New drilling techniques 

3. High price of oil: makes some sources valuable again

Can you point out a layer of oil?

Viable?

Is there Oil?                                                           Technically extractable 

Cost doesn't outweigh the benefit?                Economically viable

How does the economical viability change if the price of crude oil goes up?

Closing