Why invest in property?

Property is the only true investment class in which it does not take money to make money. To banks, property acquisitions make financial sense, and they lend purchasers money to the tune of billions every year. Banks know, statistically, property is literally as safe as a house - unlike the temporamental stock exchange or the uncertainty of a new or existing business.

Prime Investment Opportunity in Claremont, Cape Town for international investors

Common uses of crude oil in the world today

In order to extract maximum value from crude, it needs to be refined into petroleum products and hence becomes a primary raw material in industries producing the following products:
* Petrol, diesel fuel, jet fuel, bunker fuel and kerosene (paraffin)
* Fertilizers/pesticides
* Plastics/Waxes
* Tar/sulphuric acid/asphalt/petroleum coke (solid fuel)
* Synthetic rubbers
* Cosmetics and perfumes
* Industrial solvents used to clean machinery
* Butane/propane
Alternatively:
In ancient times Native Americans used it as medicine and for thousands of years it was used to coat the bottoms of boats and to coat skins to make them waterproof.