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Title: Fossils From Animals And Plants Are Not Necessary For Crude Oil And Natural Gas, Swedish Researchers Find
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URL Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090910084259.htm
Published: Nov 10, 2011
Author: VetenskapsrĂĄdet (The Swedish Research Co
Post Date: 2011-11-10 19:45:46 by Original_Intent
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Keywords: abiotic, oil, kooks, dead dinosaurs
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2009) — Researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm have managed to prove that fossils from animals and plants are not necessary for crude oil and natural gas to be generated. The findings are revolutionary since this means, on the one hand, that it will be much easier to find these sources of energy and, on the other hand, that they can be found all over the globe. “Using our research we can even say where oil could be found in Sweden,” says Vladimir Kutcherov, a professor at the Division of Energy Technology at KTH. Together with two research colleagues, Vladimir Kutcherov has simulated the process involving pressure and heat that occurs naturally in the inner layers of the earth, the process that generates hydrocarbon, the primary component in oil and natural gas. According to Vladimir Kutcherov, the findings are a clear indication that the oil supply is not about to end, which researchers and experts in the field have long feared. He adds that there is no way that fossil oil, with the help of gravity or other forces, could have seeped down to a depth of 10.5 kilometers in the state of Texas, for example, which is rich in oil deposits. As Vladimir Kutcherov sees it, this is further proof, alongside his own research findings, of the genesis of these energy sources – that they can be created in other ways than via fossils. This has long been a matter of lively discussion among scientists. “There is no doubt that our research proves that crude oil and natural gas are generated without the involvement of fossils. All types of bedrock can serve as reservoirs of oil,” says Vladimir Kutcherov, who adds that this is true of land areas that have not yet been prospected for these energy sources. But the discovery has more benefits. The degree of accuracy in finding oil is enhanced dramatically – from 20 to 70 percent. Since drilling for oil and natural gas is a very expensive process, the cost picture will be radically altered for petroleum companies, and in the end probably for consumers as well. “The savings will be in the many billions,” says Vladimir Kutcherov. To identify where it is worthwhile to drill for natural gas and oil, Vladimir Kutcherov has used his research to arrive at a new method. It involves dividing the globe into a finely meshed grid. The grid corresponds to fissures, so-called ‘migration channels,’ through underlying layers under the surface of the earth. Wherever these fissures meet, it is suitable to drill. According to Vladimir Kutcherov, these research findings are extremely important, not least as 61 percent of the world’s energy consumption derives from crude oil and natural gas. The next step in this research work will involve more experiments, but above all refining the method will make it easier to find places where it is suitable to drill for oil and natural gas. Vladimir Kutcherov, Anton Kolesnikov, and Alexander Goncharov’s research work was recently published in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience. Poster Comment: Well, golly gee Sgt. Carter I guess all those "kooks" who have been talking about abiotic oil for the last couple of decades weren't "kooks" after all.
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#1. To: farmfriend (#0)
Gosh I wonder what the "Peek Oilers" are going to do now - play Ostrich?
peak oil never made sense to me. We find hydrocarbons on every planet. that says abiotic to me.
peak profits demand the farce of peak oil.
and CO2 catastrophe.
and CO2 catastrophe. Exactly. The two are interrelated in that both are profit mechanisms and control mechanisms. Keeping the price of energy high ensures that less will be used - so the anthropogenic CO2 end of the world TAX becomes justified to reduce oil usage in order to conserve, so we don't run out, and to protect the planet from the hyped up non-danger of Glowbull Warming. It's a double whammy. It also reduces the mobility of the population while extracting more of their earnings forcing people to work longer hours to survive. So, you keep them too tired and too busy to think of revolt against the tyranny.
why are the energy companies and consumers getting billions in subsidies every year? "The estimated price tag is even bigger for emerging countries: A group of 37 mostly developing countries studied by the IEA spent $409 billion in 2010 on fossil-fuel-consumption subsidies, according to IEA data." OECD, IEA Urge Cuts to Fuel Subsidies . wall street journal
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#2. To: Original_Intent (#1)
Gosh I wonder what the "Peek Oilers" are going to do now - play Ostrich?
#4. To: farmfriend, Original_Intent (#2)
#6. To: IRTorqued, Original_Intent (#4)
peak profits demand the farce of peak oil.
#11. To: farmfriend, IRTorqued (#6)
peak profits demand the farce of peak oil.
#13. To: Original_Intent (#11)
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Keeping the price of energy high ensures that less will be used - so the anthropogenic CO2 end of the world TAX becomes justified
"A group of 24 industrialized countries now spends $45 billion to $75 billion annually on more than 250 support measures to producers and consumers, according to a report released Tuesday by the OECD.
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