Benefits of Oil
- Existing Infrastructure
- Current Technologies
- Availability
- Oil is one of the most abundant energy resources
- Liquid form of oil makes it easy to transport and use
- Oil has high heating value
- Relatively inexpensive
- No new technology needed to use
- High energy ratio: a little above 4
- Many other products can be made from various parts of oil
Comparisons between Oil and Coal in terms of average emissions
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