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Old 28-04-2008, 04:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
Poptech
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Exclamation There is no Peak Oil

Yes Peak Oil is a Myth though it is the Greens that keep bringing it up not the oil companies.


Are We Running Out of Oil? (National Center For Policy Analysis)
Despite Popular Belief, The World Is Not Running Out Of Oil, Scientist Says (Science Daily)
Myth: The World Is Running Out of Oil (John Stossel, 20/20)
World not running out of oil, say experts (The Times, UK)

Some Statistics:

- 2 Trillion barrels of oil are estimated in the United States oil-shale reserves (USGS)
- 400 Billion barrels of oil are estimated under the Arctic Ocean (Source)
- 10.6 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the National Petroleum Reserve (NPRA) in Alaska (USGS)
- 10.4 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska (USGS)
- 4.3 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana (USGS)
- 4.0 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the Central North Slope in Alaska (USGS)
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