COST OF DRILLING NATURAL GAS IN SIBERIA!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!

misterno

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/11/business/11GAZSLIDE_2.html

It was so cold one evening in February that two dozen diesel engines were left roaring day and night so they wouldn't freeze.

I can not believe this, is this true? How about all other machines operating in Siberia? Are they consuming this much energy?

Twilight · Expert Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 2971 Location: UK

Yes, that's how it can be. It's a crap place.
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basil_hayden

Man, you are young and wet behind the ears.
Thought you said you were in the oil and gas industry?

First, you told us why oil would never cost more than $100 per barrel, as it passed $100 per barrel. What a poignant thread.

You input on the food situation was...award-winning, just can't say which award, COC violations and all.

Yes, Virginia! when one works in arctic environments with diesel-fueled equipment, it runs 24 hours per day, seven days a week until it dies, freezes, runs out of fuel, or all three. Diesel fuel gels in cold weather, and compression engines don't cold start well.

Now run along and buy some Peak Gear to support the mission at hand. Party on.

misterno

I am in the oil and gas business but I have no business relation to SIBERIA.

And yes I said oil will never reach $100 but reading more and more I realized I was wrong.

I don't know what you are but I am human.

rockdoc123 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 1667

seahorse2 · Expert Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 1818

The severe Russian winters do decrease her oil production.

Winter of Discontent

Denny

Even in northern Canada, diesel engines in construction or mining use are left to run day and night. One good thing is that diesels idle on little fuel, they are more efficient than gasoline in that regard.

americandream

IanC

MeoWWW, guys! Give the kid a break.

mefistofeles · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 154

americandream

basil_hayden

Dreamtwister · Fission Joined: Feb 06, 2006 Posts: 2091

GASMON

dbruning

$humans = "dumbmonkeys";
$oilprice = "too damned much money and damage to our living space";
$costofstupidity = "a whole lot more money and damage";
while ($humans == "dumbmonkeys") {
$oilprice = $oilprice + $costofstupidity;
}

What we need is a way to make the monkeys less dumb...and i do not see us changing our nature anytime soon.

Regarding the $100 mistake?

"To err is human, to forgive is not company policy."

hehe
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