From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Fri Nov 07 2003 - 13:43:30 EST
The stewardship of the earth's resources is a vital Christian concern and
Glenn is right to let us know what the position is. It is not always
necessary to artificially put in some Godwords to make it theologically
respectable. The figures speak for themselves.
Michael
P.S. Glenn and I havent disagreed for a few months now!!
>
> It started out as a stewardship of the earth issue for me about 3 years
ago.
> All I was doing was updating where things stood. Sorry if you think it
> doesn't belong here. If others feel the same, I will cease and desist.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: gordon brown [mailto:gbrown@euclid.Colorado.EDU]
> >Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:56 PM
> >To: Glenn Morton
> >Cc: asa@calvin.edu
> >Subject: Re: UK oil production lowest since 1992
> >
> >
> >This is interesting, important, and informative, and I think it is good
> >for me to know about it, but I don't see any mention of Christian faith,
> >which is supposed to be a criterion for posts to this forum. Ken Touryan,
> >in his talk at this year's annual meeting, indicated that the energy
issue
> >should be a focus of the ASA in the upcoming years. Perhaps someone could
> >show us how to make the connection.
> >
> >Gordon Brown
> >Department of Mathematics
> >University of Colorado
> >Boulder, CO 80309-0395
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Glenn Morton wrote:
> >
> >> I am not currently subscribed, but thought this might be of some
> >interest.
> >> The August production from the United Kingdom fell to its lowest
> >level since
> >> somewhere around 1992. If the 7.992 million tonnes of oil produced in
> >> August were continued for a year, it, 96 million tonnes, would only be
> >> slightly greater than the 1992 production. The UK illustrates
> >how rapidly
> >> depletion affects production. Up until 1999 everything looked
> >like roses.
> >> The production was skyrocketing:
> >> year barrels
> >> 1997 128,234,000
> >> 1998 132,633,000
> >> 1999 137,099,000
> >>
> >> But then all the factors which affect production came to effect and
the
> >> decline was very rapid:
> >>
> >>
> >> 2000 126,029,000
> >> 2001 117,396,000
> >> 2002 115,941,000
> >> 2003 est 108,000,000
> >>
> >> The production from December of last year has been almost on
> >steady decline:
> >> 2002 December 10,593,000
> >> 2003 January 9,879,000
> >> 2003 February 9,072,000
> >> 2003 March 9,873,000
> >> 2003 April 8,968,000
> >> 2003 May 8,574,000
> >> 2003 June 8,158,000
> >> 2003 July 8,903,000
> >> 2003 August 7,992,000
> >>
> >> Norway, another major world producer is also showing its signs
> >of age. Th
> >> production is as follows:
> >>
> >> 1998 168 million cubic meters
> >> 1999 168 million cubic meters
> >> 2000 181 million cubic meters
> >>
> >> Up until that point there was no sign of trouble. But the years
> >since 2000
> >> have shown a different story
> >>
> >> 2001 180 million cubic meters
> >> 2002 173 million cubic meters
> >> 2003 165 million cubic meters estimated
> >>
> >> The big hope for new production in the world is in West Africa
> >and Central
> >> Asia. West Africa will largely be replacing production lost
> >from the North
> >> Sea and Central Asia is going to take a long time to get the oil
> >to market
> >> and it will be pipeline capacity constricted. All of this is
> >more evidence
> >> that the world is on the edge of a major energy crisis.
> >>
> >> For more info see:
> >> http://home.entouch.net/dmd/Oilcrisis.htm
> >>
> >
>
>
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