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Originally Posted by urbanboy
I don't mean to burst your optimistic bubble  , but I'm pretty certain the earth has been fully explored. the Sadi Arabian peninsula, which had the largest oil reserve, has already moved to off shore drilling. Off shore drilling is a very risky and expensive process. It is a 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵; most of the time this type of drilling is not cost effective. Having so much faith in the unknown seems a little irresponsible.
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I hate to burst a pessimistic bubble (j/k

) but there are 130 years worth of oil (current consumption) in the sands out by Vernal.
Not a great option. Certainly not a cheap option. But it is an option. And honestly, we'll all be dead before the Middle East quits pumping oil.