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To: longnshort who wrote (12269)	12/7/2007 2:14:41 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 25737

"when do you think oil is gonna run out" Kinda hard to answer such a vague question but, I guess my answer would be: "When we have used up most of the commercially accessible supplies, and or when energy-equivalent substitutes are at cost-replacement / substitution levels...." Though, of course, even at that point there will still remain lots of oil (and or other hydrocarbons suitable for transformation into liquid & transportable oil equivalents) below ground --- it's just that the remaining supplies will be so cost-prohibitive as to deter utilization. (Suggest you read some of T. Boone Pickens comments from recent years for a primer....)