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2006-05-03 Science & Technology

Scientists Discover (Biggest Ever) Oil field off U.S. coast

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Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-05-03 16:16|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is enough Oil to make the US self sufficient and make foreign Oil supply disruption a thing of the past

We will see about that in 15 years, but HOLY CRAP!!!
As for now OPEC, FUCK OFF!!

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-03 20:23|| 2006-05-03 20:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Fortunately its not off of California or Florida so there is a chance it might actually get tapped.

Posted by Cromoter Fletch6561 2006-05-03 20:26|| 2006-05-03 20:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Second source?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-03 20:28|| 2006-05-03 20:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Here's what might be behind the story.

Posted by eLarson 2006-05-03 20:56|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-05-03 20:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Based on eLarson's link what they have is a model for how oil/gas is generated. This doesn't necessarily mean they have found a large amount of recoverable oil. I see two consequences from this

1. improved ability to find oil accumulations, especially small accumulations. This could be very significant.

2. potentially open up tapping the flow of oil, i.e. oil which has not (yet) accumulated in a reservoir, but this will be many years away.

There is a very similar situation with gold and seawater. There are huge amounts of gold in the oceans, its just we don't know how to extract it economically.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-03 21:43|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-03 21:43|| Front Page Top

#6 And, assuming it's true and recoverable, how will it be refined? They usual Idjits shot down a bill to help spur refinery development today. They'll always pose the same fluffy bunny idjit arguments - and successfully, too, unless people get very busy and put their money behind candidates with a pair. And that includes the gumption to build nuke plants in large numbers, as well.

We should get on the nuke and refinery things immediately. We can get ourselves off the oil tick tit if we have the sense to elect the right people. The PR campaign, telling the whole truth behind the issues, good and bad, should have been started long ago. People will follow if someone will lead honestly and openly.

I strongly disagree with phil_b about electric vehicles being the OBVIOUS solution if the power is generated via nuke plants or clean coal tech.
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Posted by Flereng Angaving6956 2006-05-03 23:30|| 2006-05-03 23:30|| Front Page Top

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