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I appreciate all of your comments.  Like I said, I know very little about the subject, but I can read and it was interesting. I had a minor in Geology and that's it.  I was taught that oil was of organic origin, period.  Now, I'm beginning to doubt that, but as far a renewable, almost limitless supply of oil, well I am skeptical too.  The literature that I've seen does offer some technical evidence and there could be more, but I'm not the best person to judge.  I try to keep an open mind about everything and am very careful not to get caught up in group think.  Call me a "doubting Thomas," or just call me the last to accept the truth.


I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 09:28:55 PM EST
I'm trying to imagine large hydrocarbon molecules surviving center of the earth conditions with great difficulty.

Keep in mind the data points we do have of stuff flowing out of the earth's mantle.  Lava.....  Never seen a crude oil volcano.

pretty amusing that if everyone is looking in the wrong places in the US for the new seepage, why couldn't he find someone to drill in the right places?  Wildcatters will try anything once.

by HiD on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 06:14:20 AM EST
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He did convince a bunch of Swedes to put up cash for drilling around the lake Siljan in the eighties. The project is described in the informative and very entertaining The Golem at large - What You Should Know about Technology which I highly recomend. Good insights in the relationships between science and technology.

To make a long story short, the project might have found some oil and it might not, but anyway there was nowhere near enough for commercial exploitation when the investors patience ran out.

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by A swedish kind of death on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 07:47:43 PM EST
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It's good to read up on these things, so that's why I really appreciate your diary. Gold also had some serious articles published without the poor arguments Bainerman's piece highlighted. I can try to get hold of them, if you're interested.

So yes who knows: maybe abiotic oil is possible - but I highly doubt it occurs in the quantities Gold predicts. Yet repainting biotic oil into abiotic oil is rather ludicrous - never a good way to introduce your theory by beginning with "everything you believe is false!".

by Nomad (Bjinse) on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 08:18:15 AM EST
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I am, thanks.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 02:12:18 PM EST
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How can I reach you?
by Nomad (Bjinse) on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 04:01:23 PM EST
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Sorry, one of my email addresses is now posted. Been meaning to do that for a while.  Thanks

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears
by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Sep 8th, 2006 at 08:20:39 AM EST
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