I mean, we hear about global warming and Lindsey’s most recent trip to rehab all of the time but not a peep about peak oil! I just don’t understand this. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then I’ll summarize:
We have already used about half of the oil ever, and from now on (ok, some point in the next few years if it hasn’t already happened) oil production will slowly go down and the price will increase dramatically.
This is not some crazy theory, geologists pretty much all agree on this (except for that guy at Cornell (I live next door to there!) that thinks that oil just slowly seeps out of the ground and will last forever.
Peak oil is not a popular topic among politicians or in media. It’s inconvenient to talk about it because it could severely hurt the economy.
The fact is that the world’s oil production has remained very flat since around 2005 even while the demand for oil remains high, not least because of big and fast-growing economies like India and China.
Saudi Arabia has increased their numbers of oil rigs enormously the last years, yet they have still not been able to significantly increase their production of oil.
There is not much in the media about peak oil, but here is one video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2366096757181873009
Hi, I’ve yet to graduate from the Kenai peninsula college which I guess is one of the best colleges in USA if you want to be a process operator or instrumentation technician which is located in Alaska. I’ve 65 credits, but unfortunately I can’t seem to find any internships for a summer, because companies such as BP, Shell, Tessorro ,ExxonMobil, won’t hire you , unless you have some prior experience. I am planing to relocate to Los Angeles, Cali. Does anyone know what refineries or offshore oil production rigs needing interns. Because I have a problem to find any internships on the internet.
thank you.
I’ve never heard of that college so I don’t really know if it’s very good.
I am working in a manpower staffing and one of my customer who are engage in Gas/Oil business (production and distribution) is looking for a Commissioning Engineer.
I have a prospect already and I need to conduct a pre-interview. Through this I need a basic detail function or job responsibility of a Commissioning Engineer for questioning to verify that the personnel is qualifued for the job.
Thank you for your support.
Best Regards,
Pres__
A commissioning engineer can be involved in several aspects of getting a new or revised facility ready for operations.
They can prepare check out procedures for equipment, piping, electrical, instrumentation, systems etc.
They can be involved in the actual check out of the facility and after it is deemed ready for operation, help in the start up and debugging of the various equipment and systems.
In some cases they can also be involved in the training of individuals who might operate and maintain the facility.
I have done this job many times and I find it to be interesting, challenging, rewarding and a lot of fun.
It takes an individual with a wide back ground in all aspects of engineering. Not an expert but someone who knows enough to get the job done and get help from others when their knowledge is not sufficient.
daughters ill said i will help her with her geography homework about the Uk and Peru oil production if you can answer any of these please do thank you
1)suggest plausable conclusions into energy in peru and the Uk
2) explain how both human and physical characteristics interact to produce distinctive differences between Uk and Peru
3) describe the ways that new forms of energy ahve had an impact on Peru and the Uk.
4)Explain conflicting demands over energy rescources are affecting people in different ways
5) explain pressure on how the worlds energy consumption and fears about global warming are having an impact on people in different ways.
6) explain that human actions may have unintended enviormental consewuences that could lead to conflict.
7) explain that susatinable development will affect the planning and management of energy resources in Peru and the Uk in different ways.
Why on earth Peru and the UK?- a strange combination.
1. Plausible conclusions about what, with regard to energy in Peru and the UK? You need to ask a question.
Some facts from which you can draw some conclusions appropriate to whatever question you’re supposed to be answering:
Peru’s oil production: 120,000 barrels of oil per day
UK: 2,075,000 bbl/day
The production of both countries is declining, due in part to the near total development of the UK’s reserves (and the difficulty of accessing what’s left under the North Sea) and to the depletion of reserves and lack of investment in Peru.
2. Peru and the UK are very different. The UK has a centuries-long history of commercialization and industrial development, which helped it develop its oil reserves, while post-colonial Peru struggles like similar countries to develop the capital and infrastructure for efficient oil production (and is hampered by the fact that there wasn’t much to begin with).
3. There are no new forms of energy. There are however, alternative energy SOURCES that can affect both- particular examples are the development of wind and now tidal/wave power in Scotland. Peru again suffers from a lack of capital investment and technological infrastructure to develop and implement such technologies on anything but the smallest scale (though I imagine some of the mountainous regions there might be suited for wind power).
4 Conflicting demands over energy resources basically do two things- makes economic competitors out of countries, driving energy process up, and makes political competitors out of countries, bringing the risk of armed strife.
5 Same as above, but conflicts fought on the deck of a sinking ship.
6 Human actions may have unintended environmental consequences that could lead to conflict. (that’s what your question literally asked me to do).
Limited resources always cause conflict. Take any action that depletes available resources below a critical point (use all the water, ruin the farmland, eat all the fish or whatever) and you’ll cause conflict and competition over resources.
7 Sustainable development isn’t really a phenomenon on its own, so it doesn’t really have the effects you described. It’s a goal of the planning and management, etc.
If you were to make your questions less vague, we’d be able to be of more help.
Here is a link to an article about the supposed inevitability of a massive problem with oil production and economic collapse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
What is your opinion about this theory?
I don’t think the Peak Oil theory is about the possibility of there being no more oil in the ground. Theoretically, there is probably centuries worth of oil that we could use.
I believe that the Peak Oil theory is about hitting a limit in terms of refinement capacity. If we can only drill and refine so much oil, then it doesn’t matter how much oil is in the ground. We will have reached a plateau in our extraction and refinement capacity. That would mean there would inevitably be less oil than there is a demand for.
This sounds like something that will happen sooner or later.
That would be highly problematic, in the least.
It could even be catastrophic.
What’s the answer to this?
Slowly stop using oil.
And figure out ways to maximize the use of the oil that we are extracting and refining right now.
They told me 30 years ago that there was only enough oil to last 30 years. Just like now, those were environmentalist scare tactics to get us to stuff our ass into a Yugo like they do in Europe.
My hair falls off easily. I KNOW it’s because I got the weird gene from my dad so my scalp produce excessive oil, which clogs pores and perpetuating hair loss. My scalp gets so oily that there are occasional acne, and when I massage my scalp, I can feel like I am pushing away clumps of oil.
So my question is: Do you have this problem too? If yes, can you recommend me a good shampoo product to minimize oil production?
I used to use a shampoo with salicylic acid in it but it’s discontinued.
Pantene has a line of shampoo and conditioners that is specifically made to reduce hair fall. I used it for a few months, and although I wasn’t terribly excited about the results, there was a lot less hair in my brush.
You can also try putting a few drops of straight tea tree oil (you can get this at the body shop) and mix it with regular shampoo in your hand each morning. Tea tree oil strips everything out (and it feels good too – your scalp feels all tingly and refreshed after!)
Top World Oil Net Exporters, 2005*
(OPEC members in italics)
Country
Net Oil Exports
(million barrels per day)
1)
Saudi Arabia
9.1
2)
Russia
6.7
3)
Norway
2.7
4)
Iran
2.6
5)
United Arab Emirates
2.4
6)
Nigeria
2.3
7)
Kuwait
2.3
Venezuela
2.2
9)
Algeria
1.8
10)
Mexico
1.7
11)
Libya
1.5
12)
Iraq
1.3
13)
Angola
1.2
14)
Kazakhstan
1.1
15)
Qatar
1.0
*Table includes all countries with net exports exceeding 1 million barrels per day in 2005.
So, why do I keep reading that we went to Iraq for the oil? IRAQ conrols IRAQ’S oil production and sales–not the US and we can go to 11 other oil producers (since Congress refuses to allow us to drill more in the Gulf and Alaska) and become self-sufficient.Things that make you go hummmmm
I wouldn’t know where to begin discussing your misunderstanding on this subject….Iraqi oil production is much lower now than before *we invaded*. But Iraq has the second highest reserves in the world…115 billion barrels. And if the U.S. has its way the oil multinationals, not Iraq, will control production and will likely be ripped off through ‘rigged’ profit sharing agreements. Iraq may not be producing that much now, but it’s potential is enormous. This is the *only* reason we are there.
We have buyer for Light crude oil,buyer have rifinery,need dayli up to 300,000bbl.
Any buyer with a refinery who is able to handle volume like that knows the spot markets and pricing, futures market, and is able to negotiate contracts with big folks. So why would you be talking to us about it? What services would you be able to supply them? Are you looking for some Saddam type with a private illegal supply to sell under the table? Try Kofi Annan or his son.
CHAN:
A militant group leading a violent campaign against oil facilities, has set up camp close to Africa’s largest liquid-to-gas plant and crude terminals. They threaten to attack workers and facilities.
STORY:
These militants pose the latest threat to oil production in the Niger Delta.
The Okoloma Ikpangi group says it will slash output to the barest minimum unless the Nigerian government stops building up its troops in the region. Their commander says it will happen within 30 days.
[Commander Boma, Okoloma Ikpangi Group]:
“To attack these multi-nationals is just our pick. It’s not going to cost us anything. We just wake up one morning, we walk down there and cause any havoc we like inside there.”
The group has set up camp close the site of Africa’s largest liquid-to-gas producer and crude terminals used by several multi-national oil firms.
The militants are affiliated to the main Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta that is behind a campaign of violence against the oil industry in Africa’s biggest-producing nation.
Niger Delta oil workers and facilities are the target for attacks.
The militant factions say they’re fighting for greater local control of resources in the delta where millions live in abject poverty despite the masive oil reserves.
But a breakdown in law and order has allowed criminal gangs to thrive by kidnapping for ransom and stealing crude.
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Frank Pallone LIES on Neil Cavuto Show
http://www.gomr.mms.gov/
MMS Gulf of Mexico Region
Hurricane Katrina and Rita Research
http://www.mms.gov/tarprojectcategories/hurricaneKatrinaRita.htm
Satellite altimetry in the Gulf of Mexico on August 28, 2005 illustrating the heat stored in upper water layers in terms of the Tropical Cyclone
Heat Potential (TCHP). Katrina’s track and intensity are shown as circles of different color and size. Source: NOAA/AOML.
The heavy concentration of oil infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico,
one of the nation’s largest sources of oil and gas production, was dealt a one-two punch by category-5 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, causing
destruction and substantial damage to offshore platforms within a four-week period in August and September of 2005. Based on central
pressure, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were ranked as two of the ten most intense Hurricanes to ever hit the Atlantic Region and the greatest
natural disasters to oil and gas development in the history of the Gulf of Mexico.
Both hurricanes registered as category-5 storms with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, peak wind gusts up to 235 mph and central
pressure as low as 902 mbar. MMS estimates that 3,050 of the Gulf’s 4,000 platforms and 22,000 of the 33,000 miles of Gulf pipelines were in
the direct path of either Hurricane Katrina or Rita resulting in the destruction of 115 platforms, damaged to 52 others, damage of 535 pipeline
segments, and near total shut-down of the Gulf’s offshore oil and gas production.
Fortunately for all, due to the prompt evacuation and shut-in preparations made by operating and service personnel, there was no loss of life and no major oil spills attributed to either storm.
Another important measurement is the hurricanes’ impacts longevity. Over nine months later, 22% of federal oil production and 13% of gas
production remained shut-in resulting in the loss of 150 million barrels of oil and 730 billion cubic feet of gas from domestic supplies.
To aid MMS’s effort to better understand these natural events and to prepare and protect our nation’s energy supply against the devastating
impacts that result, MMS funded the following four research projects through the Technology Assessment and Research (TA&R) Program.
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