Archive for January, 2010
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Here’s a list someone sent me… poor guy, he doesn’t realize how loaded with fallacies this is… but decide for yourself – and critique his points, so I can send it back to him. Love Jack
Let me take just a second to review the top 10 reasons offshore drilling is such a dumb idea:
10. [...]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
I’ve read that both geology majors and petro related engineer majors are hired by oil companies for the field. What’s the difference between what geologists and engineers do?
Posted in Petroleum | 5 Comments »
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Just to get enough natural gas to heat your house.
I don’t mean a gas company should dig a well in your back yard. I mean does it make sense for you to dig your own, just to get enough gas for your house? How deep would it have to be?
Posted in Natural Gas | 5 Comments »
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Scenario #1.
A certain man who lived in a village made many clever trades and accumulated a lot of money by buying low and selling high. He used this money to purchase a strip of land in a circle around the village and began charging toll for people who wanted to travel into or out of [...]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Hi,
What are the chances of working as a petroleum engineer in US or Canada. I mean is there a high demand for them or not? And how many years of oil are left for each of them?
Also, i wanna know how much, on average, how does each of the following get:
Petroleum Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Please mention [...]
Posted in Petroleum | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
We have enough oil right here in America.. When do we start drilling and increasing the supply so the price would go down on consumers.. This is insane to pay per gallon for gas
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
so you think that it was coincidence that once America was allowed to defend it’s self in the world market by drilling the price of oil dropped like a stone and no drilling has even started yet.
Posted in Crude Oil | 3 Comments »
Friday, January 29th, 2010
i have heard numerous things all over the country about home owners associations (hoa’s).
i have even heard they can seize your house for various reasons.
in my area you are not allowed to paint you house any color without approval and you are not allowed to have an unattached building on your own property.
some places [...]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Can he help lower the prices of Gas & Oil by his first term?
What is Mr. Obama’s plan, and how will he help accomplish lowering the high prices of Gas & Oil?
Instead of drilling for our own oil on our own land and offshore why does Obama plan on just getting more and more oil [...]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
How long will the existing petroleum supply last our current rate of energy consumption?
Posted in Petroleum | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 29th, 2010
owner says "what’s yer act"
lil guy climbs all the way to the top of the tent, jumps off and starts flapping his arms like mad and flies all around the big top, over the trapeeze and lands right beside the owner…
owner says "so all u got is a bird immitation?"
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
I’m a senior in high school that does not know what to major in. I really like math (currently taking Calculus B.C) , but my parents won’t let me major in math. The only way I can major in math is if I get a double major in math and engineering. So, my question is [...]
Posted in Petroleum | 3 Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
I don’t recall anything in my economic studies about missiles going up being relevant to oil prices going up. Now, maybe if those missiles hit some important targets, well sure it would have an economic effect but these just went up and came down. – By god, come to think of it, North Korea shooting [...]
Posted in Crude Oil | 3 Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
If you have a lot of knowledge in this area, the question actually relates specifally to a right of access to neighbouring land granted by deed by the pervious owner to a neighbour. Thanks.
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
If you accidentally swallow some petroleum ether, how much of it could kill you? How much to do permanent damage?
Posted in Petroleum | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
There’s maybe 500,000 gallons down there, easily accessible.
Why aren’t we allowed to drill it?
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
i know gasoline & diesel are byproducts of crude oil. the question is diesel fuel a byproduct of gasoline.
Posted in Crude Oil | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
My husband and I are looking to buy a weber and are not sure what the difference in availability and price as well as the quality of heat produced by both natural gas and lp. We have a charcoal weber currently and fathers’ day is fast approaching. Thanks in advance!
Posted in Natural Gas | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Hindu’s Rights Action Force (Hindraf) as far as i know has been trying to gain support from internal and outsiders to get involve in Malaysia gov’t. Do they have the rights? aren’t they feel ashamed? by spreading lies. The Hindraf Claims there is an ethnic cleansing against the indian since independence 50 years [...]
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I have a cold so I put hot water and vicks vaporub in a bowl. However no matter how many times I’ve washed and rinsed the bowl, it’s still extremely greasy from the vicks. How do I get it out??
Posted in Petroleum | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
What is he "for" exactaly?
and that 68 million acres that "could" be drilled is useless in most of the ocean so don’t give me that crap
He drives around DC with a cartell of chevy Tahoes and uses more energy in his campaign via bus and plane than I will my whole life!!
What makes him [...]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
My property law professor told us a story (purported to be true) that some guy had gotten access rights to the Chicago River to water his cow in the 1800’s. The caveat was that he could only keep the property rights as long as he took his cow to the river to drink. [...]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
THESE RIGHTS ARE OWNED BY 15 RELATIVES AND HAS HAD A PREVIOUS OIL/GAS/MINERAL LEASE FOR FIVE OR SO YEARS BUT WAS NOT DRILLED.
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
What are the benefits of Natural Gas vs. Oil? Are the prices truly less for natural gas vs. oil, even factoring in the cost of converting? Does anyone know of any websites I can go to do find these (and more) answers? Thanks!
Posted in Natural Gas | 3 Comments »