Are we running out of oil, or is it the price of war ?

2008-02-26 15:32:40

#1

twoblacklines: all grown up now (its boring); +49|6634

Anyone noticed petrol prices going up up up ? And also, none of the manufacterers of cars are bringing out high performance ones anymore.

IS oil running out finally, or is it just a side effect of the "war on terror" in iraq ?

Discuss.

2008-02-26 15:33:17

#2

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7189

Erm....there are plenty of high perf cars out there.

2008-02-26 15:34:18

#3

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6389|Washington DC

I'll blame it on OPEC being bitches

2008-02-26 15:35:26

#4

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6838|'Murka

It's a side effect of many things, not just the war in Iraq.

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2008-02-26 15:36:13

#5

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7189

War has not one damn thing to do with it tbh.

2008-02-26 15:36:38

#6

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7271|Alberta, Canada

usmarine wrote:
Erm....there are plenty of high perf cars out there.

Ferrari
Lotus
Lamborghini
Maserati
BMW
Audi
Vauxhaul

Ton's more...

2008-02-26 15:37:01

#7

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,991|7059|949

Oil prices will almost always go up. Increased demand/consumption and the failure of oil discovery and production to rise comparatively to that demand will cause oil to continuously rise until either, a) alternative fuels are so common/desired that they weaken the demand; b) oil discovery/production increases to a rate higher than demand/consumption; or c) a combination of both a) and b).

usmarine wrote:
War has not one damn thing to do with it tbh.

Sure it does, just not as much as a lot of people think.

Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2008-02-26 15:38:26)

2008-02-26 15:37:58

#8

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6983

China, India, oil price speculators, war in Iraq, threats against Iran, Nigeria being a complete fucking basketcase of a country, Venezuela nationalising the oil industry, OPEC cutting output... etc.

2008-02-26 15:39:26

#9

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6983

usmarine wrote:
War has not one damn thing to do with it tbh.

Pfft.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7144774.stm

Iraqi oil output only reached it's pre-war level in December 2007.

Supply, demand, prices: you know how it works I'm sure.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2008-02-26 15:40:09)

2008-02-26 15:41:00

#10

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7189

CameronPoe wrote:
usmarine wrote:
War has not one damn thing to do with it tbh.
Pfft.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7144774.stm

Iraqi oil output only reached it's pre-war level in December 2007.

Supply, demand, prices: you know how it works I'm sure.

I think using Iraq is a cheap excuse by these fuckers to tear more money out of our pockets tbh.

2008-02-26 15:42:01

#11

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6389|Washington DC

Ryan wrote:
usmarine wrote:
Erm....there are plenty of high perf cars out there.
Ferrari
Lotus
Lamborghini
Maserati
BMW
Audi
Vauxhaul

Ton's more...

i think he means good gas mileage

2008-02-26 15:42:08

#12

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6983

usmarine wrote:
CameronPoe wrote:
usmarine wrote:
War has not one damn thing to do with it tbh.
Pfft.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7144774.stm

Iraqi oil output only reached it's pre-war level in December 2007.

Supply, demand, prices: you know how it works I'm sure.
I think using Iraq is a cheap excuse by these fuckers to tear more money out of our pockets tbh.

It's only one of many factors driving the price.

2008-02-26 15:44:03

#13

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7028|132 and Bush

Check this out.. Today I was filling up my gas tank and the pump slowed to a stop and said "Limit Reached" @ $50. No shit.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2008-02-26 15:45:11

#14

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7271|Alberta, Canada

HurricaИe wrote:
Ryan wrote:
usmarine wrote:
Erm....there are plenty of high perf cars out there.
Ferrari
Lotus
Lamborghini
Maserati
BMW
Audi
Vauxhaul

Ton's more...
i think he means good gas mileage

Would you rather have a Prius or an Audi R8?

2008-02-26 16:07:59

#15

BN: smells like wee wee; +159|7195

the higher the price of oil, the more wells become viable.

at $60 a barrel, some wells are not cost effective. At $100 they are.

2008-02-26 16:08:30

#16

Volatile: Member; +252|7132|Sextupling in Empire

Unless there's a drastic drop in demand, why not charge the most possible?

The 70% of traffic that speeds by me during my commute tells me that gas is still quite affordable for my fellow Americans. Go ahead OPEC raise it some more.

2008-02-26 16:10:55

#17

clogar: damn ain't it great to be a laxer; +32|6383|Minnesota

we are in fact not running out of oil, there is plenty left in the world. the problem is opec controls it, and in the U.S. there are only like 18 refineries so we can't produce as much gas so it's priced higher, and we probably won't make many more refineries cuz they're bad for the environment.

edit: idk if that's the case in other countries though.

Last edited by clogar (2008-02-26 16:13:07)

2008-02-26 16:15:45

#18

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6983

I say this: the higher the price of oil the better - it'll get us up off our asses to figure out a long long overdue sustainable alternative.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2008-02-26 16:16:05)

2008-02-26 16:16:10

#19

IRONCHEF: Member; +385|6918|Northern California

The television unit says it's at $100 a barrel, again, and Opec is cutting production. I've seen prices go from $3.00 to $3.55 in about a week here.

I blame China too. Fuel war will occur within the next decade since it's a national security issue for us and probably the other countries of the world. and of course the USA won't evolve away from fossil fuel, so I predict Armageddon will be fuel warfare related!

2008-02-26 16:21:18

#20

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6983

IRONCHEF wrote:
The television unit says it's at $100 a barrel, again, and Opec is cutting production. I've seen prices go from $3.00 to $3.55 in about a week here.

I blame China too. Fuel war will occur within the next decade since it's a national security issue for us and probably the other countries of the world. and of course the USA won't evolve away from fossil fuel, so I predict Armageddon will be fuel warfare related!

Well you guys use far more than you actually need. A little bit of economising on the gas guzzlers would probably stave off a war by a decade.

2008-02-26 16:22:01

#21

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,991|7059|949

Kmarion wrote:
Check this out.. Today I was filling up my gas tank and the pump slowed to a stop and said "Limit Reached" @ $50. No shit.

You've never had that happen before? It's a credit card company practice to reduce fraud, or so the reasoning goes.

2008-02-26 18:40:16

#22

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6833|North Carolina

Kmarion wrote:
Check this out.. Today I was filling up my gas tank and the pump slowed to a stop and said "Limit Reached" @ $50. No shit.

If you're being serious, you either have a huge gas tank, or gas prices are high as fuck where you are.

2008-02-26 18:44:04

#23

RoosterCantrell: Goodbye :); +399|6907|Somewhere else

CameronPoe wrote:
I say this: the higher the price of oil the better - it'll get us up off our asses to figure out a long long overdue sustainable alternative.

Totally agree.

2008-02-26 18:44:19

#24

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6996|Mountains of NC

Turquoise wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Check this out.. Today I was filling up my gas tank and the pump slowed to a stop and said "Limit Reached" @ $50. No shit.
If you're being serious, you either have a huge gas tank, or gas prices are high as fuck where you are.

yeah if you debit, it will stop at $50 .... I have to use credit or cash to fill my tank - $75

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2008-02-26 18:45:22

#25

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6833|North Carolina

SEREMAKER wrote:
Turquoise wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Check this out.. Today I was filling up my gas tank and the pump slowed to a stop and said "Limit Reached" @ $50. No shit.
If you're being serious, you either have a huge gas tank, or gas prices are high as fuck where you are.
yeah if you debit, it will stop at $50 .... I have to use credit or cash to fill my tank - $75

Holy fuck... what do you drive? A Suburban with premium gas?

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