Peak oil

magnitude behind running a country. The oil industry picked up well around mid-19th century in America and its initial stages, kerosene, was used for light domestic uses of heating and lighting, but the development of new drilling technology in the 19th century saw the mass consumption of petroleum provide energy for industries. Mid-19th century something else game changing happened, the first commercial oil well came into effect. From then until WWI oil became increasingly important and…

The steam engine was invented in by Thomas Savery in 1698 and by Thomas Newcomen in 1705. These engines used the energy from burning coal to drive water pumps that were used to drain the water from mines that would fill up with water. These steam engines would later be modified by a man with the name of James Watt. Watt was working in a factory that was used to produce instruments when a model of a steam engine was placed on his desk for repair. Upon investigation Watt discovered how truly…

Clean coal is a technology of greatly disputed value with some believing it is the way of the future while others believe it merely applies a band-aid to a gunshot wound. Clean coal technology is not the most economically or environmentally practical method of energy production causing me to advocate for the increased use of alternative technologies. Any technology that reduces the environmental impact of burning coal falls under the clean coal technologies umbrella (Halber, 2008, para. 1). The…

The U.S. should not drill for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge because it would endanger animals, they wouldn’t make a lot of money, and pollution would damage the environment. A recent U.S. department of energy (DOE) assessment says there is ‘’ Considerable Uncertainty regarding both the size and quality of the oil resources that exist in ANWR.’’ Even if it is 7-7 barrels a day that will be able to recover the current upper limits of ANWR oil production is the transportation of TAPS(…

that energy should come from. Some hold that oil and coal are the only realistic choices for energy production. Others hold that the future of energy is, and should be, nuclear. The last camp argues that renewable energy sources, such as, geothermal, wind, and solar are best solution. In an ever changing world, one must be firm in his understanding of energy,…

more access to natural gas and oil. “Shale gas made up a small share of natural gas productions in 2005, but has surged since then and in 2010 made up 20% of what is produced domestically. By 2030, the portion could be close to 50%.” (Robinson) Jobs in the energy related chemical sector is projected to…

BACKGROUND PAPER ON IRAN 1. This background paper is on Iran. It discusses the geography, military, and US interests within Iran. 2. Iran’s geography is very unique. It is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is also bordered by the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea.1 Iran is also within proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a heavily traveled, narrow passageway that measures 21 miles at its…

in the unwanted situation. It’s up to the people who elect our representatives for the work to be done in the way people wanted it to be. Senate bill 440 had been introduced that would “restrict a county or municipality from fracturing treatment of oil and gas wells and the the use of the plastic bags have been banned in several cities” (Local Control). It was an effort to keep the cities clean for the people. If Local Control can be updated with their new policies that would keep the Texas and…

are responsible for over 40% of the world’s oil production as well as over 70% of the world’s proven oil reserves. OPEC’s mission statement, according to its official website www.OPEC.org, is “to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers…

2014, British Petroleum (BP), a multinational gas and oil company, estimated that there were there were about 1687.9 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves…