US Army Corps of Engineers Peak Oil Report

ThunderChunky · Tar Sands Joined: Dec 09, 2005 Posts: 78

Did they make any suggestions in the report?

0mar

Cabrone

Thanks for posting this very sobering document up. When a body such as the US Army are saying that we may well peak in a few years and then goes on to say that 'oil wars are certainly not out of the question' you have to sit up and take serious note.

Up till now all the PO literature that I have read is from the main authors in this subject, guys who you could argue have a vested interest to exaggerate the real picture but I can't see why the US army would have any such motivation.

I note that this document is not restricted in any way so why isn't the media getting this message getting out to the general populace? There would be some panic but I'd like to think that most people who read it would take note and get serious about their oil guzzling lifestyles.

MonteQuest

FatherOfTwo

Thanks for posting Monte! (I must have missed it the first time around) That one is hard to ignore even for some of the die hard optimists that I know. I like the quote from the executive summary:

sparky · Heavy Crude Joined: Apr 09, 2007 Posts: 133

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Of course the Armed forces will turn against the need of the people ,
It will be a " NATIONAL EMERGENCY " declared from the presidential lectern with congress as a chorus , very dramatic , the speech alone will be probably grand

The hilarious bit will be the unseemly bitch fight between the services for the last dredges of the black stuff ,
Airforce the greediest ,
Army moaning the loudest ,
Navy quietly confident with its nuke powered ships but still asking for the same share ,
the Marines grabbing the president as hostage during the negotiations while the CIA, NSA and FBI dig out dirty secrets on everybody in exchange for a few barrels ... Twisted Evil

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funzone36 · Heavy Crude Joined: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 179

I'm surprised how no one caught how strange this quote is on page 8 of report:

sparky · Heavy Crude Joined: Apr 09, 2007 Posts: 133

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What is so strange about it , it's quite reasonable plus or minus a few years ?

I'm not being smart , this is just a question

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funzone36 · Heavy Crude Joined: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 179

I thought worldwide peak of natural gas is close to an imminent peak.

emersonbiggins

funzone36 · Heavy Crude Joined: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 179

emersonbiggins

Thanks for that link, although there's no mention of opportunities in nonconventional NG, though, esp. in light of recent successes with shale gas. I think it's a given that conventional NG is near peak, if not past.
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misterno

we are not even at the near of peak in natural gas

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catbox

Great post!.....forwarded it to my Dad who helps keep the city of Eugene running.

catbox
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funzone36 · Heavy Crude Joined: Dec 04, 2005 Posts: 179