How much fuel does the world really have left?

[-Davo]

Thought you guys might liek this..

http://www.nzenergy-environment.co.nz/free/070704-a.htm

Discuss.


So we have 40 years left of burn outs, V8's, and worked 308's..

Man, I have to seriously mark my burnout mark on Sydney before we run out!!

[dantheman00114]

thats exactly why they're doing hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell cars... looks like we have weak, no fun cars in our future

[-Davo]

yup

we've already got H20 buses in southern Australia I heard.

I bet they run 15's.

What'll the ricers be in 50 years?

"oh yeah man, I put that battery-charger on i get another 6 minutes of boost" hehe.

(battery charger as opposed to super-charge it for those who didn't get it)

[drunken monkey]

that's not strictly 100% correct.
when they say "recovereable" they normally mean "financially viable and within current economic/mechanical means".

in short, it's not technically (worth) recovering if it is going to cost too mcuh to get to it.
that is why you have to actively question why oil prices are going up even though at the moment, the supply is still sufficient/viable.
could it possibly be that the powers that be are trying to make it more viable to get at the harder to reach sources?

don't get me wrong, i'm not advocating the current fuel usage trends as i'm always one for the continual development/refinement of technology both new and old.
on a fundemental level, i do agree that we should be more mindful of what's going on with regards to fossil fuel use, because the simple truth is, ignoring any presented "how many years left" articles, is that it won't last forever and this is one fact that we can't deny.

the thing i'm against here, is the mis-representing of things that may or may not be absolute fact.

[crayzayjay]

Mate, didn't you know? Intelligent posts are strictly forbidden in COT

j/k

You're absolutely correct. A sustained oil price of $50+ also makes it economically worthwhile for countries which previously didn't extract oil to start doing so.

[eversio11]

I suggest you buy some stock in fuel cells

[Gotti]

Oh well i'll be 60 years old by that time... My fun times will be over, and i'll be surprised if i'm still alive

We'll be the last of the fuel generation

[ci5ic]

Originally Posted by dantheman00114

thats exactly why they're doing hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell cars... looks like we have weak, no fun cars in our future

I think there will be... the technology just has to do some serious evolving before I'll ever considder owning a hybrid or electric.

[YogsVR4]

At some point the cost of extraction will match the cost of converting shale to oil. When that happens, there will be several trillion more barrels available which is enough to last several hundred years at the current rate of consumption. I'm not to worried about running out of oil.

[pnoiSR20]

NOw if they made a hybrid car with the look of a supra or a skyline...then i would buy it.

[Vtec913]

you know what, what the hell. I'm gonna have my fun now and use all the fuel. It wont really matter much to me when I'm 55

[Skyline_BNR34]

We won't run out of fuel quite yet..... We still have somne fun times left and stuff, but in the future we'll be able to turn water into gas.... WE WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE OUR OWN OIL AND I WILL BE THE FIRST......

[sivic02]

40 years ha! You aparently havent seen the number of gigantic suv's every soccer mom drives around here in the US. Ill give it 3 weeks until we run out.

[GritMaster]

Originally Posted by sivic02

40 years ha! You aparently havent seen the number of gigantic suv's every soccer mom drives around here in the US. Ill give it 3 weeks until we run out.

Lol.

That number is actually up from last I heard, it was 20 years left about two years ago.

[ec437]

Originally Posted by sivic02

40 years ha! You aparently havent seen the number of gigantic suv's every soccer mom drives around here in the US. Ill give it 3 weeks until we run out.