Crude oil resources are available for students, professionals and the general public to help you find out the basics of crude oil production, find a crude oil provider, learn the environmental impact of crude oil and more.

Learn how crude oil was made after generations and generations of plant and animal remains were buried deeper and deeper under the earth. Find out how the pressure of the covering land and water turned those items into crude oil and gas deposits. Find out about U.S. crude oil resources, and learn about the impact of the industry.

To make the most of crude oil resources:

1. Begin with informative resources on current crude oil production and news.

2. Get a crude oil list of brokers and traders.

3. Find experienced crude oil providers.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Get the latest crude oil information

Keep up-to-date on the most current crude oil news, data and prices from industry resources and global news feeds.

I recommend: Use the Energy Information Administration to learn the basics and up-to-date information on crude oil and fossil fuels. Find crude oil news from EIN. There you can also subscribe to a daily news alert by email.

Use a comparison site to find a crude oil provider

Take advantage of all-in-one resources that do the research for you.

I recommend: Exporters.SG is a business to business global online exchange that allows you to search for buyers and sellers of crude oil. Visit Alibaba.com to compare crude oil providers by their minimums and pricing. Sort by manufacturing region, export markets, and more. You can also have live chats with sellers.

Contact a crude oil provider directly

Compare a few different crude oil brokers or distributors before settling on one.

I recommend: Cresgnock International provides crude oil as well as accessories. Contact NAMC Worldwide to arrange your purchase of Saudi Light crude oil. Visit Oblex Group to see if they provide the crude oil you are looking for. Prime Star Import Export is a brokerage firm that prides itself on doing things right the first time. They can arrange the purchase of crude oil.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  The top crude oil producing countries are Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, Iran and China.
• •  U.S. production of crude oil is dwindling while U.S. consumption is sky rocketing. The top producing U.S. states are Texas, Alaska, California, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Start there when looking for a U.S. supplier.