[Tfug] [SPAM] World Oil Production figures up to the end of 2007

[Jeffry Johnston]

FYI, I almost clicked "Report Spam" on this, then I saw it was TFUG...
adding a spam tag to the topic.

Jeff


On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Ronald Sutherland
<ronald.sutherland at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've not seen that data, but have read that oil peaked in 2005... An
> oil field (as a geologic structure) is finite and production rates
> decline somewhere in the 2-4 percent. A geologist I watched related
> that to viscosity of the oil that is extracted, at first it is thin
> (sweet) and over time the viscosity increases (heavy and sour), thus
> the rate of production is tied to the viscosity. Consequently, I take
> that as all 73 Million Barrels per Day of current production are
> affected by the increasing viscosity, and we have to find new oil to
> make up the lost numbers.
>
> I agree the facts seem to increasingly indicate that peak has passed.
> However, we will really know for sure in a few more years. The idea of
> Abiogenic petroleum and all sorts of other ideas suggest we can pull
> many more Million Barrels per Day with no known problem.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenic_petroleum_origin
>
> Abiogenic is mostly rejected but when I get into a conversation about
> gas prices, oil production follows, and then I find the Abiogenic
> petroleum mind virus. I think market speculation, high demand, and
> possibly some price fixing can explain the price peak. I've seen
> plenty of demand destruction in my own life to account for the current
> price drop. If the price drops to bellow 80 dollars/barrel the economy
> my start to rebuild, at least that's what I need to sale my house in
> Tucson. Unfortunately, once demand puts pressure on oil production...
>
> At one point I was thinking that efficient engines, and solar power
> was needed, but now I'm not so sure. I think most people are rejecting
> the problem, aided with mind viruses that they have not sufficiently
> questioned. The problem as I see it is food, I think that's where we
> will get blind sided. Farmers and ranchers are not making much income,
> because industry methods are very energy intensive. To make a long
> story short I'm thinking Permaculture is a viable method for local
> food production that gets the oil out of my dinner. I should say that
> I'm a slow reader and have almost finished the book "Gaia's Garden"
> from Toby Hemenway, and plan to read David Holmgren's book
> "Permaculture" next.
>
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:09 PM, John Mc <jmcneill2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>My top priority conspiracy at this point is "peak oil"...
>>
>> World Oil Production figures up to the end of 2007
>> http://www.eia.doe.gov/aer/txt/ptb1105.html
>>
>> There is no conspiracy. Pick out the year of highest production for any geographical location. More info is available for the asking.
>>
>
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