Asphalt used in road construction is a petroleum product as is the synthetic rubber in the tires. Helium, sulfur, and other valuable materials are produced from oil wells along with petroleum itself. Millions of people around the world are employed to find or produce petroleum, ship and refine it, and manufacture and market the many products made from it. There are problems with petroleum that result from its use. In transporting oil, accidents do happen.
Oil spills can kill plants and animals and soil beaches.
This causes pollution. Plastic objects and containers are thrown away, but the plastic does not decay quickly. Plastic bottles thrown overboard from ships and boats wash up on beaches. Thoughtless disposal of plastic causes problems for us all. Some of this heat is radiated back out into space.