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The Downstream Ecosystem of Crude Oil and Natural Gas

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 It is only with the USA-Iran War and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that we realise how crucial crude oil and natural gas are to the modern day economy. I didn't know that fertilisers need the  methane from natural gas. And that semiconductor manufacturing requires Helium the supercoolant. Take a good look at the infographic from the Straits Times Singapore.