Which of the following is true of oil?
A) Oil was not produced in the United States until the middle of the twentieth century
B) Oil was a minor resource until the diffusion of motor vehicles early in the 1900s
C) Oil was discovered by Baron von Drusenberg of Austria in the later eighteenth century
D) Libya has the world's largest proven oil deposits
E) The United States imports about 5 percent of the total annual oil it consumes

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Oil was used primarily for lighting and lubrication until the spread of motor vehicles in the early 1900s, after which it became a major resource. The other choices are false: A) oil has been produced in the United States since the mid-1800s, B) oil was discovered much earlier than the later eighteenth century (in ancient Persia), D) Saudi Arabia has the largest proven oil reserves, and E) the US imports much more than 5 percent of the oil it consumes (in 2019, over 45 percent).

Which of the Following Is True of Oil