Eric,
Oil is such a wonderful product, that if it didn't occur naturally, we would have invented it. Other than nuclear, oil has the highest energy density, ease of transport, petrochemicals for plastics, synthetic fabrics and on and on.....indeed, once natural oil does eventually become too expensive to find, produce and refine, synfuel plants will manufacture diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, naptha's etc directly from natural gas. We are in the 2nd century of the hydrocarbon era and useage will only increase in the forseeable future. That is the reality of the world. |
