“Crude Awakening” by:Emma Davy
Did you know that oil is the most importent traded product between countries? Well,it is.
The first 
was drilled in Titusville,Pennsylvania. We were doing fine until great changes were going to happen. The worlds petruleum supply is going to run out!We only have about 2.6 trillion barrles left in the ground.And only about 1.7 trillion barrles have been found.This is called “discovered” oil.Oil that is found but has not been takin out.
But,we can pump oil out of a rock called marlstone or oil shale.But,it is hard and expensive to ge.So, oil shale must be heated to 900 degrees farenhite to get the oil out.
In 1956 M. King Hubbert thought of the concept of oil production peak.He obsuved that the petruleum climbs to a peak then declines.Once people pump out half the oil the other half get’s harder and is more expensive to get.Paul Roberts saysHubberts theroey will peak in 2030.
Drilling new oil will be harder to get.When the oil disapears people will have to go to the Caspian Sea and the frozen tundra of Siberia.Oil provides 40% of the worlds energy.The U.S is more energyefficent than the past years.Americans want bigger cars and homes.
