I recall a figure of about 6% of total petroleum consumption in the USA.
Greg and April wrote:
Perhaps I have not been using the correct search words, but, I have been
looking but have not been able to find what percentage of oil goes into
making plastics.
Does someone have any idea what
Hi Greg!
Well I googled your question and found this from Cheveron, sorry if I happend to step on any toes.
http://www.chevron.com/products/about/elsegundo/about/what_we_do.asp
(...) Here's what just one barrel of crude oil can produce:
Enough liquefied gases (such as propane) to fill 12 small
Thanks Diego.
Greg H.
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From:
Diego
Aguilera
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006
8:14
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] plastic from
oil
Hi Greg!
Well I googled your question and found this from Cheveron
Perhaps I have not been using the correct
search words, but, I have been looking but have not been able to find what
percentage of oil goes into making plastics.
Does someone have any idea what it might
be?
Greg H.
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My bad for not being more specific in what
I'mtrying to find.
I am trying to find what percentage of oil
( and oil products ), is usedfor things like making plastic, asphalt, tar,
and the like, andnot used directly for fuel.
Greg H.
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From: Greg
and April
