Re:The Biggest Saudi Oil Field Is Fading Faster Than Anyone ...
by credit_guy on Thursday April 04, 2019 @06:19AM
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Oil is not used in the production of fertilizers.
Here's a quote I found in [1]
"The macronutrients required by plants are N (Nitrogen), K (Potassium) and P (Phosphorus). Oil is hydrocarbon, made from H (Hydrogen) and C (Carbon). There are no plant nutrients in oil.
Nitrogen fertilizer (N) is made from ammonia, which in turn is manufactured from natural gas, not oil"
[1] http://peakoildebunked.blogspot.com/2005/08/28-isnt-fertiliz...
I suspect that if you took away all the demand for oil from powering cars, though, there'd be plenty left at reasonable prices for growing food and maybe even flying planes. So you do need some fossil fuel production, but get rid of its use in automobiles, heating, and electricity and the remaining reserves can be allocated much more efficiently.