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Don't Worry, We'll Never Run Out Of Oil
When will we run out of oil? 50 years? 100? As it turns out, we may never actually run out of this incredibly useful substance.
Don't worry, we'll never run out of oil
When will we run out of oil? 50 years? 100? As it turns out, we may never actually run out of this incredibly useful substance.
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- The discovery and exploitation of crude oil have literally transformed the world beyond all recognition.
- This was such a great discovery, that our modern world is literally fuelled by it.
- If the crude oil supply was to suddenly dry up, could we survive?
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Frankly, it is a vital resource and one that we will rely on for some time. While it may never technically run out, it will become so scarce at some point that it will be, effectively, depleted.
While we can never know when that day may come, it is prudent that many industries explore methods of replacing crude oil-based raw materials before they are forced to.
Commentary:
McFadden presents a logical dissertation on Oil.
As to when it runs out is still open to debate.
The reason why we will never run out of oil is because earth is continually creating more.
For decades, it was assumed that crude oil was a finite resource in the ground and it would take millions of years for nature to replace it. Recent evidence is showing the earth produces oil and natural (methane) gas at a greater rate than humans can consume it. So much for peak oil.
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