Over time, the Earth's crust buckled and put those deposits under great heat and pressure. Those products include gasoline to run our cars, diesel fuel for trucks and trains, jet fuel for aircraft and heating oil to warm our homes. Refined oil is also used to make the plastics that are a part of the things we use every day, like computers, TV's, CD's, and much more. While the world holds only a limited supply of oil, we're not in any danger of running out anytime soon. In fact, though we're using more oil, we're also finding more.
New technology makes that possible.
Oil has many uses. And we've been using it for centuries. Oil lit lamps in ancient Sicily, Italy and was often used as medicine across Europe and America. When automobiles were invented, oil became more important than ever. Oil fueled our transportation and pushed the United States and the world into the modern age.