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OIL and Water in the Middle East

OIL and Water in the Middle East. OIL (Petroleum). Oil is the most important raw material in the Middle East. See short Videos. Nearly half the world’s oil is produced by the following Middle Eastern countries:. Saudi Arabia Iran Kuwait

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OIL and Water in the Middle East

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  1. OILand Waterin the Middle East

  2. OIL(Petroleum)

  3. Oil is the most important raw material in the Middle East.

  4. See short Videos

  5. Nearly half the world’s oil is produced by the following Middle Easterncountries: Saudi Arabia Iran Kuwait Iraq

  6. Most Middle Eastern countries that produce oil belong to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries).

  7. Secondary products made from oil include:

  8. Gasoline

  9. Coal Tar (for paving roads)

  10. Medicines (such as Vaseline- petroleum jelly, and lip balm)

  11. Plastics

  12. Oil sales generate billions of dollars per year to the economies of many Middle Eastern countries.

  13. Rich Arabs

  14. Rich Arabs

  15. The availability of abundant oil supplies has helped many of these countries to modernize and develop themselves.

  16. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  17. Kuwait City, Kuwait

  18. Doha, Qatar

  19. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  20. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure in the world.

  21. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure in the world.

  22. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made structure in the world.

  23. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Palm Island Resort

  24. Unfortunately, mining oil sometimes leads to serious environmental consequences such as POLLUTION!

  25. Burning Oil Field

  26. Polluted ocean section.

  27. Oil spill

  28. Dead marine life

  29. Affected bird

  30. Oil Spill

  31. Oil Spill

  32. Oil Spill Cleanup

  33. Oil Consumption(Darker colors represent more consumption)

  34. Oil Refinery

  35. Water

  36. What is the landscape in the Middle East like? Arabian Desert

  37. What is the landscape in the Middle East like? Desert Sidewinder

  38. Why do you think water is very important in the Middle East?

  39. Do you think people like mostly around water?

  40. Digging for water in Saudi Arabia

  41. Jordan River

  42. Do you think countries in the Middle East have had conflicts over water?

  43. Arab-Israeli Wars Six-Day War (Not how armies camp around water sources)

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