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JustJess · 08-26-2005, 08:00 AM

According to their numbers, and my very rough calculations based on that...
We have 1 trillion barrels in the ground.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have 496 billion barrels in reserve.
Assuming we stay constant at the 84 million per day usage (which we won't), and clearly ignoring other countries' reserves since I don't know about them, we will run out of oil altogether in 45 years. That says to me skyrocketing prices on EVERYTHING. That says that SUV etc.-owners continue to be irresponsibly selfish and short-sighted. That says severe economic catastrophe.

The 10 billion in Alaska? Can only support today's consumption rates for 119 days.

We should be a little more worried about things... not buying gas for a day is just laughable in the face of these issues.

08-26-2005, 08:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	According to their numbers, and my very rough calculations based on that... We have 1 trillion barrels in the ground. Saudi Arabia and Iran have 496 billion barrels in reserve. Assuming we stay constant at the 84 million per day usage (which we won't), and clearly ignoring other countries' reserves since I don't know about them, we will run out of oil altogether in 45 years. That says to me skyrocketing prices on EVERYTHING. That says that SUV etc.-owners continue to be irresponsibly selfish and short-sighted. That says severe economic catastrophe. The 10 billion in Alaska? Can only support today's consumption rates for 119 days. We should be a little more worried about things... not buying gas for a day is just laughable in the face of these issues. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.