[quote]ZEB wrote:
OPEC has us over a barrel. No pun intended. We need to deveolp the vast underground oil reserves of Alaska and then tell the Arabs to take a hike!
(How is that for simplistic, yet, basically true?)[/quote]
I will tell you right now, I am not that educated on the means of producing oil and what not, but I have taken a couple science courses that covered the Alaska drilling project. In this class, I was informed that the oil that lies in Alaska is a significant amount. However, at the rate that we go through oil in this country, it would not last a year if all wells were tapped. That being said, the contstruction of the oil rigs, the worker’s quarters, etc., would take at least five to ten years to build. And so I ask, what the hell is the point? For a reserve that isnt much of a reserve, its a lot of time and effort spent, all the while ruining one of the most beautiful (and uniquely pristine) national parks in the country, possibly the world.
And of course, I bet I know which company would get the contracts to build all this…
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
ZEB wrote:
OPEC has us over a barrel. No pun intended. We need to deveolp the vast underground oil reserves of Alaska and then tell the Arabs to take a hike!
(How is that for simplistic, yet, basically true?)
I will tell you right now, I am not that educated on the means of producing oil and what not, but I have taken a couple science courses that covered the Alaska drilling project. In this class, I was informed that the oil that lies in Alaska is a significant amount. However, at the rate that we go through oil in this country, it would not last a year if all wells were tapped. That being said, the contstruction of the oil rigs, the worker’s quarters, etc., would take at least five to ten years to build. And so I ask, what the hell is the point? For a reserve that isnt much of a reserve, its a lot of time and effort spent, all the while ruining one of the most beautiful (and uniquely pristine) national parks in the country, possibly the world.
And of course, I bet I know which company would get the contracts to build all this…[/quote]
The way the earth goes through food, the average farm wouldn’t produce enough to last a week.
Your logic is faulty in the fact that we don’t quit using all other oil and just use Alaska oil. Making as much oil available as possible, and adding to the whole is beneficial. And doesn’t the idea of delaying the “peak” a year sound like a good idea?
Also this is just one of the areas environmentalists have prevented from being drilled. If it was allowed to have drilling in all of these areas, how many years could Hubbert’s peak be delayed?
Could Hubbert’s peak (which was supposed to have happened in 1995) be artificially pushed up by environmentalists? If so can they be held responsible for high energy prices and potential disruptions?