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Why Off-Shore Drilling Won’t Make A Dent in U.S. Consumption – Graphically PresentedAn excellent graph from Architecture 2030 |
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| By Steve Balogh in Energy, Green Living, Green Politics, Peak Oil | September 10, 2008 | ||
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Saw this first at After Gutenberg, but it came via itsgettinghotinhere from a Architecture 2030 e-news bulletin.
A picture (or in this case, a graph) tells a thousand words.
Spark: Off Shore Oil Drilling, Graphically Represented | Mind on Fire said,
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Dan said,
Why does this graph show an exponential growth in oil production after about 2018? Reserves are declining not increasing – do you think the US will continue to be able to buy oil from producers when they are struggling to supply themselves (without going to war, that is). Even the US production is overstated.
Edward said,
The question is, how many times can this dubious graph be posted all over the internet?
Wise Golden said,
You are wrong in thinking that any solution will work alone. Drilling is a fraction of the solution. What percentage is hydrogen? Less than drilling. It will take 100′s of efforts to solve our problems with energy — you should be more open-minded.
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sadf17fs said,
I think you have your terminology wrong… this doesn’t decrease US consumption (demand), but rather increases US production (supply). Your point is still correct that it’s a very minuscule amount.
T Rex said,
Let’s see – we’re trapped and running out of air and we can make a pin hole to let in a little more air, not enough to live for ever, but maybe enough to survive until we figure out a better way. What should we do?
Drilling is clearly not the only answer, but it has to be part of the answer
James said,
@Wise Golden: By your same logic since there are “100′s of efforts” required to make a difference, why despoil our land just to make such an insignificant impact on the whole, why not concentrate on the other less harmful methods?
ixela said,
Hydrogen? Who the hell thinks hydrogen was even a viable alternative energy solution? Did you just see some stupid car commercial that claims they will have a hydrogen vehicle next year? Open minded? How about informed. Try solar/wind/geothermal/hydroelectric
Open minded means considering that drilling in alaska may affect polar bear habitat, and not save you any money at the gas pump. This is whats wrong with many ignorant americans. Everything is about the self centered $$$
Drilling for oil is not a solution
peter said,
I pulled my data from the EIA ( energy information administration). We use 20 million barrels of oil a day. They estimate 255billion barrels in areas that are off limits currently but only 19 bil of that is recoverable. round that up to 20billion barrels and you still have just 1000days of oil, after 7-10 years of set up. Keep in mind that we don’t have the refinery capacity to process all that. now the 1000 days is just pure mathematics, but that all hinges on us not using anymore oil that we are currently…that will never happen.
Gideon said,
@Dan, the production increases in 10 years because the EIA expects it too (based on new drilling areas and technologies coming online). It’s been said that though that the EIA has never been right before, so why should they start now!?
@Edward, what about the graph is dubious… (besides production going up in any significant fassion)? I mean, you’re not suggesting the government is lying to you are you???
@T Rex, that would be an almost good analogy (if you weren’t mixing your metaphores… what exactly is going to pop?), except that global demand is projected to increase while global production decreases (google “Export land model”… it ain’t pretty). Effort waisted on a partial solution which only barely relieves pressure in 10 years when we might have a disaster in 5 is a pretty odd choice.
@ Peter, we are using less oil than we did last year… let’s see if the trend continues.
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