1. A Look at Gasoline
Gasoline comes from a product called crude oil, also called petroleum, which is drilled directly out of the ground. ... Well most of our oil imported from what is known as OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). ... Strategic Petroleum Reserve). ... Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the largest stockpile of government-owned emergency crude oil in the world. ... As of April 5, 2004, according to the Houston Chronicle, the price of crude oil was $34.38 a barrel. ...
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- Grade Level: High School