EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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ENERGY ENERGY RESOURCES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pakistan uses oil for its ____ power production.
A
60%
B
50%
C
40%
D
20%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -OPEC member countries produce about 40 percent of the world’s crude oil and represent some 60 percent of the total petroleum traded internationally, according to the United States Energy Information Administration.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Pakistan, Petroleum has three main uses: transportation, energy and industry. Transport sector uses 60%, power sector 32% and industry sector 8%2.

Detailed explanation-3: -The energy mix comprised of gas, oil, electricity, coal and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) with different levels of shares. The share of gas consumption stood at 43.9 percent in total energy mix of country followed by oil (27.9 percent), electricity (15.6 percent), coal (11 percent) and LPG (1.5 percent).

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