How much oil has been extracted from Earth? While reliable figures are hard to come by, even if we only consider minimum estimates the amount is truly staggering. How deep do we drill for oil? The deepest drilling records have all been set by oil drilling in the last five years. Its deeper than our tallest buildings; deeper than our highest mountains; and deeper than the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. Does the extraction of oil affect the balance of our planet on its 23.5 degree axis as it orbits the sun? Thought provoking facts and scenes in this short 2 minute film. For more information here are the sources en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil poodwaddle/Stats/ history1800s.about/od/oil/a/first-oil-well.htm sjvgeology.org/pictures/index.html sjvgeology.org/history/index.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_oil_industry_in_Saudi_Arabia independent.co.uk/environment/what-they-dont-want-you-to-know-about-the-coming-oil-crisis-6111184.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_petroleum en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_consumption kids.britannica/comptons/art-126319/Side-booms-were-used-to-lay-a-long-section-of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin-I * This post submitted by a subscriber of Sustainable Man. Submit your own post here: bit.ly/1bl7h0k
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