Kyle’s Blog

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if their was no oil? How would you travel from school and back? After reading an article in Mr. Hetheringtons class I’ll tell you that we are in for a big surprise in the next 30 years. M. King Hubbert predicted ( based on a new concept he introduced called oil production peak) that the oil pumped from the United States oil fields would peak around 1970. He was right on with his predictions and just as he said production peaked in 1970. According to Hubbert’s formula, oil production will peak in 2030, predicts Paul Roberts the author of the new book End Of Oil. After that production will decline. There is a group of countrys( most in the middle east area) that have joined together to make a group called OPEC (Orginization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). OPEC is a group that produces oil and controls about 60 % of the worlds oil. They meet every 6 months and discuss how much oil they are going to produce every 6 months. So when the non-OPEC oil runs out, will the OPEC countrys give oil to the non-OPEC countries? Think about it, will there be a war, or will the non-OPEC countries come up with a souloution? Some scientists in Luxembourg have introduced a new car called the MiniCAT (top left) that runs off of compressed air- not gas. So when the end of oil comes, we will see what happens.

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