Musk Calls 4 More Oil Production

Oil consumption is about 3% of world GDP, and oil price changes can influence inflation and GDP. Oil consumption (b/d) increased about 17% between 2006 and 2019 (from 85 to 100 million b/d). No signs of peak oil yet.

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“The world price of oil was above US$125 per barrel in 2012, and remained relatively strong above $100 until September 2014, after which it entered a sharp downward spiral, falling below $30 by January 2016”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil#/media/File:World_ene…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s_oil_glut

Fed’s Powell: Ukraine war impact uncertain but could hit spending, investment, March 3, 2022
“Under rough rules of thumb that Powell provided, the jump in oil from around $75 a barrel in late December to around $110 on Thursday, if it lasts, could add nearly 0.9 percentage point to headline inflation and cut nearly half a percentage point from economic growth”
https://www.reuters.com/business/feds-powell-ukraine-war-imp…

World GDP 85 trillion USD (2020)
World oil consumption 1.3 trillion USD (2020)
1.3 / 85 = 1.5%
3.7 / 85 = 4.3%

The world consumed 92.2 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquid fuels in 2020. WTI Crude Oil 2020 price was $39.17.
92.2 * 366 * 39.17 / 1,000,000 = $1.3 trillion
possible 2023: 100 * 365 * 100 / 1,000,000 = $3.7 trillion
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=46596
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/prices.php

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…and the steel industry will still use vast amounts of oil and derivatives.

Would that be coal?

Is the bear a Catholic?

Does a Pope $#!T in the woods?

10 years will not be enough to start up any significant number of nuclear plants, even if the political will is uh, willing.

Heck, if they started RIGHT NOW, it is very likely that none of the planned nuclear plants would even be open yet in 10 years!

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