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Water & Oil
Water Dams & Irrigation systems Turkey damming the Euphrates River National Water Carrier Project in Israel Modern drip Irrigation used in Israel
Drip Irrigation
Desalinization Removal of salt from ocean water Expensive, not enough water
Waste Water Also used to irrigate
Fossil Water Water from underground aquifers 25 to 30 years of water remains
Petroleum 50% of petroleum in region Formed when animals and plants died
in Ancient Sea Remains mixed with sand and mud Over time Pressure and heat
transformed materials to hydrocarbons
Exploration Iran was first found to have oil Saudi Arabia in 1938
Moving Oil Petroleum that has not been processed
is called crude oil Crude oil is transformed in a refinery Pipelines take the oil to the Persian
Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea
Oil Pipelines in Iraq
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