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The End of the Oil Age? Not Quite

I believe longoil has a valid point about natural gas reserves.
With all the hype of how much natural gas we supposedly have, the facts about depletion in these newer tight reservoirs has been somewhat overlooked.
I don't touch any company that plays the shales, as I don't believe the reserves or sustained production capabilities of these wells. Only time will prove who is right about this. The Barnett in Texas has shown me plenty of evidence to be wary. The wells will be economical again someday... when NG prices spike back up..and that is inevitable. I'm in favor of the Pickens Plan, but how long it is sustainable is my big question.

Petrobras Deploys Riverbed Equipment on Oil Platforms

Max,
It has become obvious that you are using this forum to promote your own business.
Pasting in snipits (from your website) as comments may be ok with some, but I find it self-promoting and not particularly commendable.

Make some original comments.... or refer readers to your website.
The redundancy of your posts on various topics is annoying.

Making Natural Gas Transportation a Reality

Mr. Fitzsimmons,
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Your post:
blu: EVs are indeed more efficient than gasoline cars. theoretically, if the solar and wind infrastructure was built out, and we had an efficient electric grid, they would be a great solution. and they will be some day. but today, the renewable energy and efficient grid aren't a reality. as i explained in previous articles, at less than 3% of total US electrical generation, to support EVs now at the expense of NG transportation is wrongheaded because it means the US would have to greatly increase its coal consumption. this is a common mistake the environmental purists make because they dont take the time to analyze total US electricity supply sources and make pragmatic and realistic conclusions. people who do take the time to do so realize natural gas is the perfect "bridge" fuel to a renewable future, to get us through the next decade or two while we build out renewable infrastructure.
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So you seem to be saying you agree that if EV's were to become a major mode of transportation we would be increasing the amount of hydrocarbons needed to fuel these vehicles, because the infrastructure for "alternatives" does not exist. You say coal consumption would increase....

So EV's are not logical or viable as a green solution until such time that the US can switch over to "alternative sources".
EV's would therefore be detrimental to our environment and economically unjustified.

so the answers to my questions would seem to be YES.
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1) So my question is kinda simple. Is all this crap about EV's just another boondoggle like ethanol??

2) Are we gonna burn more (pollute more) hydrocarbons just so we can say we aren't polluting with our vehicles?
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As posted earlier, I am on your bandwagon. I would just like to see some common sense used before spending more of my tax monies.

Making Natural Gas Transportation a Reality

I'm just a dumb ol' Texas oilman and need some education.

I think I remember from way back in a physics class, that there was a rule, or somethin', that said when you convert energy from one form to another form you always lose some percentage from the original source.

I am just wondering how the hell an electric powered car can be as efficient as a car that burns hydrocarbons. Considering the fact that the electricity is mostly generated by hydrocarbons it would seem that it would take more hydrocarbons to generate vehicular electricity than it takes the amount of hydrocarbons burned directly in the vehicle with an internal combustion engine.

So my question is kinda simple. Is all this crap about EV's just another boondoggle like ethanol??

Are we gonna burn more (pollute more) hydrocarbons just so we can say we aren't polluting with our vehicles?

The greenies are already griping about disposal of flashlight batteries... what in heck are we gonna do with all those car batteries when they wear out...???

Making Natural Gas Transportation a Reality

Mr. Fitzsimmons,

I am aboard your bandwagon with one caveat to your statement:

"If natural gas transportation doesn’t begin to take root soon in the US, peak oil and high energy prices will whack the US economy again. "

I'm afraid it is already too late to prevent the high energy costs from whacking the US again.

That doesn't mean we don't continue to push for NG transportation.
It is hard to get this administration onboard because this concept is built upon common sense.
There's a huge shortage of common sense in Washington, D.C.

Peak Oil: China vs. USA

When it comes "nut cuttin'" time, i.e., the price of crude goes back to $145+/bbl, I wonder how good those future contracts will be with the likes of China, Brazil, Russia, and Venezuela.

These countries (with maybe the exception of Brazil) will renege in heart beat if they end up with prices anywhere near what we have seen.