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Conventional Sources of Energy — Question 20

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Question 5(d)

Where are the deposits of Petroleum normally located? Give two uses of Petroleum besides being used as a fuel.

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Petroleum is normally found in underground reservoirs in sedimentary rock formations like sandstone, shale and limestone. The entire production of India comes from the Assam-Arakan belt, the Gujarat-Cambay belt and the Mumbai High offshore zone.

Two uses of Petroleum besides being used as a fuel are-

  1. Petroleum after refining is used as raw material for the production of various petrochemical products like synthetic rubber, synthetic fibre, polysterene, PVC, phenol, gasoline etc.
  2. It is used for power generation.