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Re:Peak Oil Perspective by fleitz on Monday September 09, 2013 @04:33PM (#6355984)
The oil business does not get disrupted by 3 kids in an apartment with $20K.

If you want to open an oil field or a refinery you need billions of dollars and a financial projection that says the oil will stay at $X dollars for at least Y years.

Since most people aren't convinced that oil will stay at $110 dollars for the foreseeable future they'd rather not risk billions of dollars.

If you can accurately predict oil prices stop reading hacker news and open a commodities account.

Re:Peak Oil Perspective by jofer on Monday September 09, 2013 @04:40PM (#6356030)
You misunderstood what I'm saying. It has nothing to do with economics or disruption. It has _absolutely everything_ to do with geology.

The hydrocarbons that become economic at higher oil prices fundamentally cannot be produced as quickly as conventional reserves. It's a matter of permeability. Not a matter of economics.

Also, I'd wager I'm far more aware than you think of the investments required to explore, develop, and produce a prospect. (I know nothing about refining, though.)