Alternative Oil Supply?

[G4ALA]

Hi, everyone.

I come from the UK, where we pay around twice what is paid in the USA per gallon of gasoline, in part due to UK tax. We are not the most expensive in Europe, which may surprise any UK readers.

However, US drivers drive much further than we do on our crowded little island. The oil price hike has far less impact on UK drivers than it has on US drivers. It seems to me that the whole of North America is much harder hit than Europe, in part because of the fall in value of the US dollar and in part because of the extra miles driven.

It seems necessary to find an alternative supply of energy.

What has happened to the oil sands? I read somewhere, around 15 years ago, that North American oil sands hold many times more oil that the then total world reserves and distillation and recovery would become economic when the crude oil price reached $30 per barrel. Russia has even more oils sands than North America. Recovery seems to involve heating the sand with energy earlier derived from the sand to distill an oil substitute.

If this is right, then the world is still awash with oil and will be so for a very long time to come.

Is it so? If it is, why are no oil sands being exploited?


I wonder.

73

G4ALA

[KV1M]

Because it would drive down prices and cut into profits.
It's a good scam they have going now, why go out of the way to undermine it?

[WB8MKV]

Not another oil/gas post..haven,t we had enough of these mudane posts ?

[KD5ZPG]

Hi, everyone.

I come from the UK, where we pay around twice what is paid in the USA per gallon of gasoline, in part due to UK tax. We are not the most expensive in Europe, which may surprise any UK readers.

However, US drivers drive much further than we do on our crowded little island. The oil price hike has far less impact on UK drivers than it has on US drivers. It seems to me that the whole of North America is much harder hit than Europe, in part because of the fall in value of the US dollar and in part because of the extra miles driven.

It seems necessary to find an alternative supply of energy.

What has happened to the oil sands? I read somewhere, around 15 years ago, that North American oil sands hold many times more oil that the then total world reserves and distillation and recovery would become economic when the crude oil price reached $30 per barrel. Russia has even more oils sands than North America. Recovery seems to involve heating the sand with energy earlier derived from the sand to distill an oil substitute.

If this is right, then the world is still awash with oil and will be so for a very long time to come.

Is it so? If it is, why are no oil sands being exploited?


I wonder.

73

G4ALA

Good post with some good questions. You are one of the few here that seems to have a good grasp on reality.

[NL7W]

Canada's tar sands are being developed expeditiously. A general call went out for tar sands oil field workers about 2 years ago -- when I was working at the trans-Alaskan pipeline's Pump Station 5, just above the arctic circle. Canadian companies were targeting American workers with excellent wages, benefits, and time off. These companies were looking to steal a few Americans.

Canadian tar sands are difficult and expensive to extract, but at recent prices, they'd still make a killing per barrel.

BTW, Canada has HUGE reserves, similar if not greater than, America's unbelievably large shale oil reserves. :D

73.

[N4VGB]

Because we're not going to use any of our own natural resources for anything. We're going to redistribute our former wealth to the rest of the world. That is the plan and it is progressing nicely here.

We're going to save our natural resources for those who are conquering us at this time.

I'm sure that China, OPEC and Mexico will make better use of this country than have Americans. :)

[K8ERV]

I just bot one of those narrow spades, gonna start digging tomorrow. I just hope Susan Hayward is around when the gusher blows---

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

[N2RJ]

Canada's tar sands are being sought by China for their growing economy and growing middle class.

Only a fool would think that Canada's tar sands are ours!

[N4VGB]

Only a fool would think that Canada's tar sands are ours!


Hmmm, just reviewed all posts in this thread and didn't see anyone even come close to a statement like that? Delusions again Ryan? :rolleyes: