pstarr wrote:...An unintentional typo like this at a daily newspaper is virtually unheard of. This particular newspaper covers Long Beach (where oil is king) and one would expect petroleum-industry articles to be particularly reputable given the knowledgable local audiance. Wouldn't one? This figure is an outright lie.
The Press Telegram needs to be called to the carpet for what appears to be at worst intentional peak-oil debunking propanda, or at best negligent editorial performance.
The rest of the article is a virtually meaningless and unreadable list of bizarre and happy techtopian spin fluffy ideas. What gives?
The estimation comes in the wake of a global conference held last November in Colorado, where petroleum geologists representing every oil-producing region of the world predicted mankind's remaining oil supplies.
pstarr wrote:And I don't mean the hydrocarbons leaking from the Signal Hill oil field. Check out this article April 4 American Association of Petroleum Geologists convention. I'd love to know who prompted this reporter to emit this gaseous nonsence.What authorities? You'd have to call me anonyous or worse if I said anything that stupid.Peak production levels, estimated to reach 950 million barrels daily, are expected to last between 20 and 30 years before gradually tapering off, giving economies across the globe a final window of opportunity to begin transitioning to alternative energy sources or face increasingly fierce competition for the fossil fuel, authorities said at the annual American Association of Petroleum Geologists convention in Long Beach.
An unintentional typo like this at a daily newspaper is virtually unheard of. This particular newspaper covers Long Beach (where oil is king) and one would expect petroleum-industry articles to be particularly reputable given the knowledgable local audiance. Wouldn't one? This figure is an outright lie.
The Press Telegram needs to be called to the carpet for what appears to be at worst intentional peak-oil debunking propanda, or at best negligent editorial performance.
The rest of the article is a virtually meaningless and unreadable list of bizarre and happy techtopian spin fluffy ideas. what gives?
ColossalContrarian wrote:Wow… I’d be ashamed to be a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologist. What a bunch of tools, Peak Oil is 2015 at the latest.
950 million barrels per day for 20-30 Years!!!
Do the math.
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