On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Horace Heffner <[email protected]> wrote:
> The article talks about 1.2 trillion barrels equivalent, or 1.2x10^9 bbl. > There is 6.1178632 × 10^9 J/bbl, so that is 7.34x10^18 J total in reserve. > The world energy demand in 2050 is expected to require about 35 TW, which > is 3.5x10^10 J/s. That the reserves at that rate can last (7.34x10^18 > )/(3.5x10^10 J/s. = 2.1x10^8 s = 6.6 years. That would be 1.2x10^12. Terry
