pstarr wrote:Right on Rock. Why stop at upgrading bitumen and tar sands? We are so done with $150/bbl subsidized moonshine.ROCKMAN wrote:It might surprise some but I'll have to go along with Adam on this one, And also commend him for using "resources" instead of "reserves". I would go as far to say he's even a bit short on his estimate: my guess is that we've only produced 30% to 40% at best of the hydrocarbons contained in the earth. But there is that huge and unavoidable "IF". Which is "IF" they can be recovered economically. And a good bit could be recovered at $40/bbl. And more at $80/bbl. And even more at $120/bbl. And even still a lot more at $145/bbl.
At $500/bbl we could convert all the remaining crappy coal and space methane into liquid fuels. (That would be called fischer tropf).
And then at $1,000/bbl an endless stream of thermodepolymerized turkey shit and feed-lot manure would pour into Adams' Lexus tank forever and even fill the passenger compartment.
For $1 million/bbl, hot air can transport ennui to uranus lol
Your anger at the irrational in this world is commendable. It if anything, injects an urgency into my efforts to put what I know across in a user friendly and ultimately convincing way. I am working on it...I literally only sleep 4 or 5 hours at a time....hang in there.