CHEM 1030 Lecture 9: SCMH 1010 Lecture 9
27 Aug 2018
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History of oil (cont. from lecture 8: oil use exploded during the industrial revolution (1889-1900s) In 1906 henry ford started producing cars and oil use increased, in 1908 there was the auto boom causing an even bigger increase in oil. What is crude oil: a smelly, yellow-to-black liquid. Time line: march 2008- the mineral rights to drill for oil at the macondo well, located in mississippi. Canyon block 252 in the united states sector of the gulf of mexico about 41 miles (66 km) off the louisiana coast, were purchased by bp: purchased from auction in superdome, by the minerals management service (us government) Reality how implementable" are alternative energy sources: >80%: fossil fuels (85%, us) (40-50 years, easy, abundant, simple: technology here and how, e. g. 3x more oil in canadian shale than in middle east: vast deposits of natural gas in gulf. What are people actually saying: think in terms of long-term sustainment of resources.
