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Peak Oil

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7. I'd bet his "48,000 feet" claim is based on ocean drilling

Mon Aug 11, 2014, 02:35 PM

Aug 2014

And he's including the depth of the water the platform is operating in with the depth of the borehole.

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Ever wonder why we keep finding more and more and more and more and more OIL .... ? [View all] MindMover Mar 2014 OP

We are still using more oil then we are finding.... happyslug Mar 2014 #1

I'd bet his "48,000 feet" claim is based on ocean drilling NickB79 Aug 2014 #7

Theres a lot of nuance to this NathanSharp Aug 2015 #11

To we are not find enough to keep our society going much longer 4dsc May 2014 #2

A more plausible theory jambo101 Aug 2014 #3

Oil comes mostly from little critters Socialistlemur Aug 2014 #4

Of course its been debunked but not disproven. jambo101 Aug 2014 #5

"Debunked but not disproven"?!? NickB79 Aug 2014 #6

Meaning jambo101 Aug 2014 #8

Keep on debating. Socialistlemur Aug 2014 #10

Its ultra super duper hyperbolically disproven Socialistlemur Aug 2014 #9

New exploration and extraction technologies, and more desperation. Crystalite Oct 2015 #12