Why are the refineries scattered across the world and also why are they constructed away from oil fields?
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they are scattered across the world for equal supply. They are away form oil fields because most of the oil fields are in sea
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Refineries are scattered across the world to enhance the effective supply and they are constructed away from the oil fields to avoid environmental damage.
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- Crude oil is being supplied over the world where they are processed in refineries. They are scattered across the world to enhance the effective supply of refined oil. There are not a dozen of crude oil units found over a specific place.
- But oil is used in every household unit's factories, companies etc. Also, its cost of installation and construction takes a huge infrastructure. So in order to supply refined oil products, effective refineries are being set up in a scattered manner.
- Most of the oil fields are found in the sea or ocean where construction is quite difficult since it requires huge infrastructure and treats from the changing tides or flows. Therefore, they are constructed away from the source to avoid any environmental damage and deal effectively in downstream possessing.
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