Supplies of oil may be inexhaustible

Detroit News ^ | 5/29/2002 | Bruce Bartlett

[jimkress]

On April 16, Newsday, the Long Island newspaper, published a startling report that old oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico were somehow being refilled. That is, new oil was being discovered in fields where it previously had not existed.

[jimkress]

Oil - a renewable energy resource.

[ppaul]

I'm gonna do my part for the planet and order a new SUV.

[RetiredArmy]

Boy, this is totally bound to P.O. the enviro wackos.

[pax_et_bonum]

ping

[Vigilanteman]

I still think we should go full-tilt developing fuel cell technology with the Japanese. Without oil, the towel heads have nothing. They should go back to herding sheep in the desert and leaving the rest of the world alone.

[aardvark1]

No such luck...they will either ignore the truth and make up their own version or simply move on to some other topic to whine about.

[Darth Sidious]

There was a post here a month or so ago about "hydrogen-eating" bacteria being found far underground. It's been speculated that petroleum may be the by-product of these bacteria... making it literally limitless.

[epluribus_2]

You heard it here first - and for the LAST TIME. Won't see Rather doing a spotlight on this any time soon, eh?

[My Identity]

Actually, this is old news. The Russians have studied this phenomena for about a century, and it plays a major role in their strategy to bump off OPEC. It has been mentioned in US literature as well. For example:

Recharging of oil and gas fields
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/tg21/recharging/
Fields are refilling during production

[snag_matic]

It doesn't matter how much oil we have or could get with better technology. We will always be dependant on foreign oil because we are plauged with enviro-nazis. Imagine if the wells in Alaska and The Mideast are somehow linked though an underground channel. They could be draining OUR oil because we refuse to develop it ourself.

[Tijeras_Slim]

If I could only get my gas tank to work this way.

[Grut]

Dr. Thomas Gold, please call the office!

[Lee'sGhost]

"Herding"? Is that what they were doing with those sheep?

[Young Werther]

And now that we hae established a significant rapport with Russia, we can hope that the Bush policy will serve both our needs.

"ATTENTION AY RABS!!!" SUCK SAND!

[Lee'sGhost]

Yes, I saw the bacteria thing. Was sort of suspecting it might pop up here.

[texasbluebell]

I still think we should go full-tilt developing fuel cell technology with the Japanese.

That, or just cut out the middle east altogether in oil imports, by buying more from Russia, Venezuela, etc. I'd love to see the sheiks stop getting one thin dime of our money.

[sphinx]

I have noticed that rocks spontaneously regenerate in my yard, so why not oil?

[LarryLied]

"hydrogen-eating" bacteria

Got to get some scientists on this one. Genetically alter the suckers so they excrete 92 octane rather than crude oil.

[Squantos]

YEAH ! My 16 MPG Landcrusier WINS !!

Albeit this is some Ford/GM country feel good SUV propaganda IMHO I still gotta like the idea they try and promote.

Stay Safe !