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Re: "The Begining of the End of Oil?" in the NY Times Mag
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Originally posted by 125shifter
The farthest left theory in the article was that Saudi oil production has peaked and the fields producing now will have a production decline. I think this is a little far fetched but the rest of the article was enlightening.
If oil production is increased too quickly out of a field, damage can occur which decreases the amount of possible production. According to the article this happened in Oman.
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One big problem is that the Saudi's have "Saudized" things over there and its now biting them in the rear. They are eliminating all the foreign workers as they are able and the locals just do not have a work ethic. They show up as they feel and work if they want to, which does not help in a crisis.
What you are talking about above is real and will happen but believe that we (the world) need to get used to using less oil and fast. Try telling China and us Americans that with our monster trucks and SUV's. With fuel at $3 it may not take long...
Joe A
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