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1 Which sitcom duo lived in Oil Drum Lane in Shepherd’s Bush?
A Albert and Harold Steptoe from the classic sitcom Steptoe and Son.
2 What is the generic name for natural gas, coal and oil?
A Fossil Fuels. These formed over millions of years from the buried, fossilised remains of ancient plants and animals.
3 How is firefighter Paul Neal Adair better-known in his work tackling oil well fires?
A Red Adair
4 Which country is the largest producer of crude oil?
A The United States, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia, with the U.S. producing significantly more than the next top producers, accounting for roughly 20-22% of global output.
5 Which country is the largest exporter of oil outside the Middle East?
A The United States. By 2024, the U.S. had surpassed other non-Middle Eastern countries—such as Russia and Canada—in terms of crude oil export value and volume.
6 How many Imperial gallons are there to a barrel of crude oil?
A 35 Imperial gallons (1 barrel = 34.97 Imperial gallons), though it’s standardised at 42 US gallons (around 159 litres) for the global oil industry, a volume set in the 1860s from available whiskey barrels, not physical containers today.
7 Which tanker spilt oil off the coast of Brittany in 1999?
A MV Erika. The single-hulled vessel broke in two during a severe storm in the Bay of Biscay, releasing into the sea approximately 19,800 tonnes of heavy fuel oil.
8 In which Gulf was the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill?
A Gulf of Alaska, after the tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil and devastating the pristine environment and local wildlife.
9 What is the name of the Greenpeace ship involved in protests at the Gazprom oilrig in the Pechora Sea in September 2013?
A Arctic Sunrise
10 In which decade saw the discovery of the first significant oil fields in Saudi Arabia?
A 1930s. With the landmark Dammam No. 7 well striking commercial quantities of oil in March 1938