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Old 10-02-2023, 17:49   #1986
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Re: The energy crisis

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
Putting the reduced cost and environmental benefits to one side, we will have had to do something anyway. I can remember being told at school that North Sea gas would run out in the year 2000. I've read that they've since found a bit more, but surely it must be running low by now.

Even imported gas would eventually run out.

I think i'd prefer a hydrogen boiler than a heat pump at this stage.
Peak Oil (and by extension Peak Gas) is a bit of a myth. There was supposed to be only 40 years of oil left when I was at school, about 40 years ago. It was just another line peddled by the environmental lobby. We may have made significant inroads into the easily recoverable stuff but there’s a lot more, in places that only become economical when the easy stuff is gone.
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