Fossil Fuel Gallery

Fossil fuels are a type of energy source that has been used for centuries, and are derived from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Retro Style Desert Scene with Old Gas Station and Saguaro Cactus on a sunny day

1960s paraffin heater
Paraffin heater, historical image. This portable heater, manufactured in the 1960s, was fuelled by the fossil fuel paraffin (also called paraffin oil and kerosene)

Model of Murchison North Sea Oil Rig

Oil drilling rig, North Sea
Oil drilling rig. Byford Dolphin semi-submersible oil rig moored in the Cromarty Firth at the town of Invergordon, Scotland

Jackup oil drilling rig, North Sea
Jackup oil drilling rig. Ensco 80 oil rig being towed up the Cromarty Firth passing the town of Invergordon. Photographed in the North Sea, Scotland

Oil well, 19th century
Oil well. Crude oil erupting from a wellhead in a 19th-century oil field. The wellhead is the structure used to contain and pump oil as it reaches the surface from deep underground, often, as here

Oil tanker loading at an oil terminal in Nakhodka, Russia

Off-shore oil rig
Off-shore oil production. A large off-shore oil production rig in calm waters. The main parts of the rig are the drilling tower (left), the supporting legs, and the accomodation block (right)

Oil refinery at night. A tailings pond, for the disposal of waste material from the mining and refining process, is seen in the foreground

Oil drilling rig at night, North Sea
Oil drilling rig at night. Byford Dolphin semi-submersible oil rig moored in the Cromarty Firth at the town of Invergordon, Scotland

Retro Style Scene of old gas station in Arizona Desert
Old gas station with prickly pear cactus in vast desert landscape

Oil barrels. Oil products are obtained from crude oil, which is oil from the ground before it has been refined. It contains a varied mixture of hydrocarbons

Old abandoned gas station in Arizona desert
Old abandoned gas station building in Quartzsite, Arizona desert with two blue retro gas pumps. Bright sunny day. Salt Cedar tree and cactus in background

Gas storage tanks. Supporting structures of three gas storage tanks and two electricity pylons and power lines silhouetted against a setting sun

Oil drilling rigs, North Sea
Oil drilling rigs. Ensco 80 jackup oil rig (left) being towed past the Arctic 2 anchored semi-submersible rig (right). Photographed in the Cromarty Firth, near Invergordon, Scotland

Oil pump in a wheat field. This type of oil pump is commonly known as a nodding donkey or jack pump. It is used to draw crude oil from a well when the pressure difference in the well is not

Screenshot of a boiler control system used at Fawley power station, Hampshire, UK. Each boiler (as seen here) is powered by heavy fuel oil

Dounreay
The bottom half of the worlds first electricity-producing fast breeder reactor at Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment in Scotland, 14th July 1956

Supertanker Golar Nikko at Teeside oilport
The 105, 000 tonne Golar Nikko, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), or supertanker. It is seen during unloading of crude oil at the oilport at Teesside, north- east England

Lentils. Red. Oil pump jacks Carmichael Saskatchewan, Canada

Oil pump jacks and wheat field Carlyle Saskatchewan, Canada

Coal Mine
Vintage engraving showing a cross section of a coal mine, 1864

Victorian coal miner pushing a minecart
Victorian vintage engraving of a 19th century coal miner pushing coal in a minecart. The minecart or mine cart (also known as a mine trolley) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway

Decommissioned oil rig DP249057
Able Seaton Port, Greythorp, Hartlepool. View from the west of the Brent B oil rig caught in the last vestiges of light awaiting dismantling

Lightning strike over South Africas largest coal processing plant. Sasol, Mpumalanga, South Africa, November, 2016

Aquifer, Arrow Sign, Carbon Dioxide, Close-Up, Coal, Connection, Cross Section, Day, Digitally Generated, Direction, Environment, Fossil Fuel, Fuel and Power Generation, Geology, Global Warming

USA, Alaska, Trans Alaska crude oil pipeline and distant Mt Wrangell (Large format sizes available)

A family gathered around a lamplit table, 1854 (oil on canvas)
1199807 A family gathered around a lamplit table, 1854 (oil on canvas) by Kiers, Petrus (1807-75); 61.5x73 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Chinese Coal Miners, c.1867-72 (b / w photo)
473728 Chinese Coal Miners, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal mining near Patung in Hubei province, central China.); Scottish, out of copyright

Bromley by Bow coal merchant Charles Franklin horses and cart delivery wagon takes a break and a drink of water from the trough during his delivery round in Bow. 3rd March 1955

OIL DRILLING PROTEST BONDI
Australian actor Simon Baker poses for a photograph prior to joining a paddle out rally at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Saturday, November 23, 2019

Pumpjack In A Field, Alberta, Canada

Coal-fired power station at Blenod-les-Ponts-a-Mousson, the largest conventional power station in the country. It is being rebuilt to be fuelled by natural gas. Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Smog and emissions from a coal-fired power station, Germany

Lenoir gas engine
Illustration of a Lenoir gas engine

Bunsen burner flame sequence. Montage showing how the flame of a bunsen burner varies from yellow and flickering to jet-like and blue. This device burns hydrocarbon gases to produce a flame

Off-shore oil rig surrounded by sailing fireboat and flying helicopter, underwater cross-section depicting the rigs foundations

Illustration, cross-section diagram of catalytic converter with arrows indicating the direction of emissions flow

Abandoned Gas Station in Arizona Desert
Old Gas Station in Quartzsite, Arizona during the day with two blue gas pumps. In the desert. 1930s or 1940 s

Coal strike advice for President Theodore Roosevelt, 1902
President Roosevelt discussing the coal strike with J.P. Morgan and Elihu Root, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1902 illustration

Pumpjack with dramatic chinook sky, Alberta, Canada
Silhouette of a pump jack with a colourful dramatic Chinook sky, west of Airdrie; Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack in a field, Alberta, Canada
Pumpjack in a field in the foothills and the snow-covered Rocky mountains in the background with a glowing sky at sunset; Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack at sunrise
Silhouette of pumpjack in snow-covered area with an orange starburst sun at sunrise; Longview, Alberta, Canada

Pumpjack at sunset; Alberta, Canada

Hollicombe gasworks in October 1967

Battersea Power Station seen here on a murky foggy winters morning. London. 7th December 1962

The Trans Alaska pipeline at pumping station one, Prudhoe Bay December 1977. The pipeline is 800 miles long stretching from Prudhoe Bay down to the Valdez

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Fossil fuels are a type of energy source that has been used for centuries, and are derived from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago, and include coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels have been the primary source of energy for many countries around the world, providing power to homes and businesses. However, there are several drawbacks to using fossil fuels as an energy source. The burning of these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which contributes to global warming. Additionally, fossil fuel reserves are finite resources that will eventually be depleted over time. As such, it is important to find alternative sources of energy in order to reduce our dependence on these non-renewable resources. Fortunately, there are a number of renewable sources available today such as solar power and wind turbines which can provide clean energy without contributing to climate change or depleting finite resources. By investing in these alternative sources now we can ensure a more sustainable future for generations to come.