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CanonRay

(14,036 posts)
60. This is crap oil, the bottom of the barrell
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 08:38 AM
Jan 2013

Notice that less than 5% is even recoverable? How much energy, and clean water (in the desert outback) will be required to get this oil out? Transform the oil industry, what nonsense.

Just leave it alone Politicalboi Jan 2013 #1
Burn it and it will be 50 degrees C in the shade - if there are any trees left. jpak Jan 2013 #2
So this company owns 16 million acres of Australia tabasco Jan 2013 #3
Not really, when you put it into other terms customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #9
You had me until "about the the size of West Virginia" Ash_F Jan 2013 #11
Did I find inaccurate figures? customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #57
No, really. tabasco Jan 2013 #19
1 of 7 actually... snooper2 Jan 2013 #33
Nope, 1 of 6 jberryhill Jan 2013 #34
my daughter has been added to the list but it isn't public info yet.. snooper2 Jan 2013 #41
Our future is assured jberryhill Jan 2013 #43
Wikipedia says NH's capital is Concord. Weird, since Concord is in Massachusetts. tclambert Jan 2013 #49
And Boston is in England. Go figure. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #55
More than twice the size of Anna Creek Station - The Largest ranch in the world Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #56
Regardless of that dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #14
Probably owns the mineral rights. CANDO Jan 2013 #16
The Railroads owned roughly 12% of the United States at the turn of last century Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #35
Most likely just mineral claims jberryhill Jan 2013 #42
Laughing Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #61
3.5 billion from 133-233 billion barrels? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #4
I'd like to know dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #12
In other words not enough to supply the US for one year. Historic NY Jan 2013 #40
Seems like the folks who have been spouting the "peak oil" meme customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #5
Disappointed that clueless greedheads will further rape the Earth to enrich the 1% Republicons Berlum Jan 2013 #13
Earth? Saturn's moon Titan has oceans of hydrocarbons! tclambert Jan 2013 #51
There are things that need to be done customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #59
Yeah, but "We're running out of it" is the one that sells the best. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #65
Don't worry, peak oil is here. 4dsc Jan 2013 #25
It will have an impact customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #58
Holding up peak oil as fact today is like holding up Vesconte's world map. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #36
"economical" for who? bhikkhu Jan 2013 #44
Peak Oil is empirical - all new data change the date of the peak jpak Jan 2013 #45
so are we are now officially doomed ? limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #6
Shale Oil...Low Quality, Big Bucks to Process and Pollution from it coming to Austrailia? KoKo Jan 2013 #7
Heavy in sulfur too. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #63
When do we invade? Fuddnik Jan 2013 #8
Shale oil? How does that compare to the road tar being mined in Canada? RC Jan 2013 #10
Slightly less evil pediatricmedic Jan 2013 #17
Leave it be! ellisonz Jan 2013 #15
Well .......... bucolic_frolic Jan 2013 #18
Here's what life is like in the nearest town KamaAina Jan 2013 #20
Sounds better than Fort McMurray Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #39
If there's a god it's testing us lunatica Jan 2013 #52
Flying spaghetti monster help us. cvoogt Jan 2013 #21
Crap. 50 years from now, we'll be fighting in the Outback, and they got nasty bugs & snakes & such… Journeyman Jan 2013 #22
Just about everything native to Australia will kill you jberryhill Jan 2013 #37
Then it just tortures you for a month Scootaloo Jan 2013 #53
Well, I guess we can shutter the Tar Sands. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #23
We need oil for many reasons SCVDem Jan 2013 #24
Shale oil? earthside Jan 2013 #26
There goes ninehippies Jan 2013 #27
When do we invade to bring democracy and take away their WMD's? albear Jan 2013 #28
"So tell us again why YOUR oil is under FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #29
I drink They_Live Jan 2013 #30
Does this me no Keystone pipeline here...? Grins Jan 2013 #31
They found Oil down under? Fairdinkum? AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #32
May I have your attention, please jberryhill Jan 2013 #38
Australia has been hitting temperatures near 50 degrees celcius daleo Jan 2013 #46
Wouldn't they do better going wholly solar? aquart Jan 2013 #47
Australia has been having grid problems because solar is being added too quickly for it to keep up Fumesucker Jan 2013 #54
WE DON'T NEED IT! defacto7 Jan 2013 #48
If ambient heat generates energy that can be captured and used they already have a goldmine lunatica Jan 2013 #50
This is crap oil, the bottom of the barrell CanonRay Jan 2013 #60
Oh yay :( ...it will certainly transform our atmosphere. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #62
Problem is, Australia is gonna do what they want. WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2013 #64
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