Posted on 12/03/2014 9:49:35 AM PST by Hojczyk
>>Oil is a b-product of the natural decomposition of organic material. Put under intense pressure and heat, oil is created from the slurry.<<
Of course, when it begins to emerge, it has a telltale threading appearance.
This is what gave rise to the song “Slurry with the Fringe On Top.”
Oil (2009)
U.S. crude for February (2009) delivery ended the day in the black, rising $2.23, or 6.1%, to $38.74 a barrel in New York.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/20/markets/oil/index.htm?postversion=2009012009
Gas (2009)
Regular was $1.84
Diesel was $2.27
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2009/01/average-gas-prices-january-26-2009/index.htm
Yes, it went to $4.00 under Pres. Bush - but that was with a war in Iraq (major oil exporter, right?) and the US involved in 2, 3 wars?
We are not at “peak oil” - it’s a myth, just like man made climate change/global warming.
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