Re: There is enough oil on Earth for 1000 years !

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From: Dan Bloomquist
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:50

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Rolf Martens wrote:
> In article <7666ed5f.0410241723.7a37f2b1@posting.google.com>, 
> netspider4@lycos.com says...
> 
>>
>>It's true, there is enough oil for 1000 years, we don't need other
>>sources of energy...
> 
> Yes, there is.

You can download the USGS reserve estimates from here:
http://www.radford.edu/~wkovarik/oil/

Using proven reserves of 1E12 barrels and a current consumption of 3E10 
barrels a year, I come up with 30 years.

Either I've made a mistake or you have something else in mind.
> 
> Rolf M.

Best, Dan.

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