Geography
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-
- 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.
- It is used for power generation.
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