List several ways to increase the amount of time that remains before the world runs out of oil.
2007-12-29 03:03:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Let's answer this one like an industrialist...
(1) Increase exploration and find more reserves, and expedite the permitting and production of known reserves.
(2) Bring reserves online that have not (until now) been economically viable, such as stranded natural gas reserves, oil sands and oil shales.
(3) There is no shortage of oil - the good stuff just happens to be in places that are geopolitically unstable. Bring stability to unstable areas, and voila... more oil. (Angola, Guinea, Nigeria, Russia... not just Iraq)
(4) Develop alternative technologies that use hydrocarbon resources that are much more abundant than oil - for example, coal liquefaction.
These measures alone will buy us at least a couple more centuries, even if we were to do nothing to reduce the demand side.
Somehow, though, I suspect that these would not be popular answers with your teacher. Seems these days that anybody who speaks about getting rid of shortages by increasing supply is some form of social criminal.
2007-12-29 04:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by Gregg H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Increase use of alternatives
Increase efficiency of oil used
Increase the conversion of oil shale to oil
2007-12-29 11:09:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Use less. "Conservation"
2. Use substitutes. These might include biofuels (soy or canola oils, animal fats)
3. Use alternative energies (solar, coal:(, wind, nuclear, battery-powered cars)
2007-12-29 11:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by A Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm thinking you can do your own homework. read your notes, watch the news and/or google the info. its all about conservation and living green which is the hot new thing right now. you must be living in a cave to have not heard of this.
2007-12-29 11:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the resources on this website. The movie is good too.
2007-12-29 12:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by Lu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋