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According to Gold, perhaps the best evidence for the abiotic origin of oil is the strong association of helium with hydrocarbons. Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe and is formed from the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium.
Doomberg • The Other Strategic Reserve
The unknown realities of drilling for shale gas seemed preferable to the familiar toll coal mining levied.
Eliza Griswold • Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America
In April 1972 the Texas Railroad Commission lifted its limits on the state’s output and hence surrendered its control of the price that it had held since the 1930s. In 1971, Algeria and Libya began to nationalize their oil production, and Iraq followed in 1972, the same year that Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia began their gradual takeover of their
... See moreVaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
It’s hard to exaggerate the importance of the Permian, which accounted for 74% of incremental oil production worldwide between 2015 and 2022. If that gusher is subsiding, the world will need to find new sources of oil, including offshore.