End of Conventional Oil Daniel Singh Engineering and the Profession Dr. Leo Oriet Friday, November 28, 2014 Singh 2 The many items we use everyday have to be made using very special processes. These processes include anything from smelting to assembling. The most common item needed to create many items, however, is oil; pure black gold from deep in the earth itself. Oil has revolutionized life as we know it and without it, the quality of life we have today may never have been achieved. With the discovery of oil and its decline, its effect on the many careers in the world, and life after the end of oil, society has had its advantages and disadvantages with oil. The discovery of oil first revolutionized the world as we know it in the mid 1800s. Oil is a natural, viscous substance that is found deep in the earth and is extracted for refining. Oil is flammable and slippery, so it can be used for fuel or lubrication purposes. The discovery of oil in the mid 1800s revolutionized the world’s economy in many ways; it opened up new possibilities for the production of items as well as maintaining crops and livestock. Some say the discovery of oil is the downfall of the earth; it is the excrement of the devil, the blood of the dinosaurs, the blood of the earth, …show more content…
The price will continue to increase as oil becomes scarce, until there is none left. At this point, new processes will need to be developed to produce these items. These new processes may consist of turning to the vegetation on earth. Plants can be seen as a renewable resource as they can be consumed and produced in equilibrium. Seeing as oil will run out soon, products that were produced by oil can be somehow produced by plants. More research and development would be needed to successfully create new methods of processing items using plants; however, it can be done. With the end of cheap oil, the quality of life also needs to be taken into
The U.S. uses 25% to 30% of the oil produced in the world, yet has less than 3% of known oil reserves,” (Doc C Paragraph 3).This is important because if becoming self-sufficient is impossible than is drilling even worth
Oil has been the saviour of many and gave them something to live for. Oil was discovered in Texas in 1901 on spindletop. The thick goopy substance called petroleum made many families and individuals richer than they would have ever believed. It made job opportunities for most everyone and caused big changes to the society and how people live. What are the biggest social changes caused by the discovery of oil?
This argument is supported by a list of examples showing the negative effects of the fossil fuel burned for oil demand. For example, “sea level rise, global temperature, and ocean acidification” (Hart, 26). This list of information is cited from NASA, and Hart invites the reader to further look at NASA’s research. This shows he gets his information from a government funded research base, and provides further information for the reader. He then further discusses the affect burning fossil fuel has on global warming.
Did the industry of Oil in the 1800's really benefit America today and should the government break up Standard Oil’s monopoly? In the late 1800's is when American Industry finally began. Factories and manufacturing businesses were just starting out. It was a time of new creations. Oil was used for different purposes.
The development of the oil industry lead to oil being used in the automobile (steel) industry. Oil was also used for heating, it was quick and more efficient than the regular coal. Aside from Rockefeller, George Eastman was also another innovator because
January of 1901 Texas seemed boring for those Texans that were there at the time, But the 20th century was just getting started when one drop of the gooey, black substance that changed Texas in seconds, Oil is its name! January, 1901, on a little hill called Spindletop oil sprouted into a beautiful rose. It made many opportunities in Texas and the US. Oil was used for lots of things like Asphalt (for paving roads), gasoline to fuel cars, trucks,etc. Oil would now be the economic engine for Texas, oil would make a gigantic impact on Texas as a whole.
From, “baby bottles” to “lawn chairs,” we made everything out of oil and “could never get enough of it” (Ward, 2012). Furthermore, he touches on what he sees to be a false triumph of humankind. Amazing technological discoveries and inventions that were intended with goodness to create a more suitable earth but in reality just ruined our ability to communicate physically and be present in the moment.
Putting gas at a high price like today would make it profitable to extract oil by using more advanced technologies and deeper wells in more hostile areas of the world. This shows how the “law of supply” plays a role in the economy. The “law of supply” states that the higher the price, the greater the quantity supplied, and that is exactly how the supply of oil is being determined today. The decrease of the supply of oil has caused prices to increase because the government needs to earn more of a profit to produce more oil. One of the reasons for our high gas prices is that there is a decrease in supply, and high gas prices would cause an increase in supply of
Spindletop, the oil boom in Beaumont created the modern oil and natural gas industry, changed the future of American transportation, and also brought many new oilfield technologies. “Spindletop was to remake the oil industry.” 3 Before the discovery of Spindletop, oil was only used for lamps and lubrication. After the Spindletop, petroleum would be used as a major fuel for new inventions as the airplane and automobile. Ships and trains that had previously run on the power of coal, now switched to oil.
Texas Oil Boom The Texas oil boom, also known as “The Gusher,” was one of the most exciting moments of the 1900s. According to The History Channel ``One of the negative effects about the oil boom is drilling the oil makes a bad impact on the wildlife around it.” The texas oil boom had a lot of great traits to it, like how taxes from it were going to educate underprivileged kids, but not all traits were great. You see while all the oil was fantastic, drilling it from the earth is very harmful to the wildlife around the sight. The boom made soils erode, contaminated waters and not to mention the visable destruction it did.
It facilitated the invention and production of lubricating oil, which was used in all types of vehicles and mechanical equipment to reduce friction, protecting machinery and mechanical parts. Lubricating oil had several functions in the lubrication system and mainly played an important role in lubrication, auxiliary cooling, antirust, clean, sealed and buffer, and so on. It could prevent noise in order to improve people’s motivation and let them wouldn’t feel tired. Oil as raw material, made a great contribution to human
One benefit was that oil provided many jobs for unskilled people. In today's show, I will explain how oil caused changes in Texas. Three important social changes oil brought to Texas in the 1900’s are the rise in divorce rates, the making of communities, and the spinoff work for colored Americans. For
In certain respects it can be said that even in developing Standard Oil it was for the benefit of the poor. Rockefeller said, “Let the good work go on. We must remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.” Prior to Rockefeller and the byproducts of his refineries, only the rich benefitted from things such has oil lamps. After he took control of the oil industry he was able to provide for low-income family’s
The oil industry helped many others like Wilsie live. Additionally, the oil industry allowed for many more people to get an education. Prior to oil being discovered, it seemed as though college was reserved only for wealthy people. However, more colleges were being built as a result of the oil income.
It is commonly known throughout human history that the energy used is burned from coal which creates biomass. During the Industrial Revolution, coal was an essential need to everyone, hence the discovery of oil as a substitute. Yet, the mass formation from the unearthing of oil causes more damage than benefits for the planet. Humanity had never seen a more compatible source in which came a higher demand for oil. As the public has urged to generate more oil, scientists theorized that fossil fuels will eventually run out, making way for a renewable energy route in the future (Mason).