Oil A Messy Resource

Oil： A Messy Resource

Introduction Oil is a very important resource. We use oil for energy. We use it to make gas for cars. We use it to heat buildings. We even use it to make plastic things and medicines.

Oil comes from below the ground. We use large drills to dig wells. The wells bring oil to the surface. Then we can use the oil.

How We Get Oil Oil is found in many places. Some of these places are below land, but others are below the ocean floor.

An oil rig is a machine that drills for oil. Oil rigs drill deep into the ground. Some special oil rigs can float on the ocean. They use pipes to bring the oil to the surface.

Problems with Drilling Underwater Problems can happen when people drill for oil. This floating oil rig caught fire. Some people were killed, and others got hurt.