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Conversation Questions on Oil

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Why is oil so important?

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What do you think of oil companies?

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What will happen when the oil runs out?

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Do you think taking all of the oil from under the earth and oceans is dangerous?

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How will oil-producing companies survive financially when their oil has all run out?

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Are you interested in what happens to oil prices?

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What do you know about oil crises?

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Do you think Iraq was really invaded because of oil?

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What do you know about OPEC?

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What environmental impact does oil production have?

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What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘oil’?

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Why do you think oil money isn’t used to reduce poverty?

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How can oil be owned by a company or country when it’s part of the Earth’s natural resources?

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Do you think oil companies are ethical?

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What would you like to change about oil companies?

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Why aren’t the citizens of oil producing companies very rich?

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Do you think oil companies do enough to protect the environment, especially after oil spills in the ocean?

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What is oil used for?

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Should oil companies all be owned by governments, who would then share oil profits with their citizens?

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What would the world be like if the world’s oil ran out tomorrow?