Re: [Biofuel] China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access

2005-07-19 Thread Keith Addison
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Re: [Biofuel] China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access

2005-07-19 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Hakan, Skapegoat Skapegoate, -:)) Not much less and definitely not when you consider consumption. China might even have more, since it is not as fully explored as US. Reserves in thousands million barrels US 30.7, India 5.6 and China 23.7, US 2.7%, India 0.5% and China 2.1% of the world

Re: [Biofuel] China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access

2005-07-19 Thread Hakan Falk
Skapegoate, -:)) Not much less and definitely not when you consider consumption. China might even have more, since it is not as fully explored as US. Reserves in thousands million barrels US 30.7, India 5.6 and China 23.7, US 2.7%, India 0.5% and China 2.1% of the world reserves. Use in Chin

Re: [Biofuel] China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access

2005-07-18 Thread the skapegoat
I would not be surprised if China and the U.S. end up in a war over oil.  China has less oil than we do, but they are essentially the ones pushing up the demand for it.  Granted they aren't driving SUVs, but they've got a lot of people over there and they are getting more of a middle class.Keith Ad

RE: [Biofuel] China Stakes Claim for Global Oil Access

2005-07-18 Thread Chris Lloyd
> In its quest for crude, Beijing is dangling cash and playing on nations' discontent with the U.S. Can the two huge energy consumers coexist? < I find it rather scary, as China has the export earnings to pay for expensive oil. If China starts to use oil like America does there isn't enough oil in