Fast quiz! I have some fears that the petrol will dry in the year 2020...

[Toxeedo]

i've just finished my high school studies and in Egypt and like to know something about the future of some colleges ..

i've got 98% (this is my total result) which enable me to join the branch of (petrol and

mining engineering) which takes 98% as a minimum in suez university (it's the highest college in Egypt )

but i have some fears that the petrol will dry in the year 2020

please i need your advice to enter or not

Toxeedo,

[Skrej]

Well, there's no question as to whether or not oil [don't use 'petrol' in your question, because that's BrE (AmE is gas or gasoline) for a distilled by-product of petroleum, or oil] will eventually be used up, because it's a non-renewable resource.

The question of course is "when" will the oil be gone. Even though consumption is rising, and supplies are dwindling, it's not going to be all gone by 2020. If we knew for a fact that there was only 11 years worth of oil left, prices would be skyrocketing, and there would be a real push for alternative development.

Of course I can't predict when the oil industry will run dry, but I rather suspect there's still time for you to go to college, graduate, and get a job in the industry, and probably have a full career in it.

Until every last drop of oil is completely gone and every last drop of it's been pumped from the earth, there will still be a demand for petroleum engineers.
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[Someone]

[Toxeedo]

in my special opinion , i think that if oil runs out , they will stop demanding petroleum

engineers .

here in Egypt they provide these engineers with great jobs after their graduates

(guaranteed job)

please i want to know more reasons ...

please share us .. i need your help

toxeedo ,

[Skrej]

[Skrej]

[Someone]

[SkiIucK]

Hello Toxeedo,

In my opinion,

This is not a reasonable choice. There are a few reasons for this:

1) the current rate of consumption of oil is 87 million barrels per day. Doesn't this mind-boggling number disturb you? It's too big. Fields won't last much longer under this ever-increasing demand. There are plenty of researches that can provide more information on that. Alas, the quantity of 87 million is bound to increase significantly once the developing countries begin to use fuel-powered vehicles more (many people in Asia still don't own a car). Also, those who produce oil are very interested in this happening (more demand - more earnings), so it's highly likely that they will do everything they can to get there;

2) the easy-to-get-to deposits are being used up. New rigs must be built in order to reach oil. We've all seen the ugly landscapes full of probes.
It's easy to figure out that the deeper the oil, the higher the cost. And this is not everything - pure oil deposits are running dry; thus, oil sands are being targeted. But it's hard to extract oil from them;

3) burnt oil is not environmentally friendly;

4) people will very soon begin to realize the absurdity of the current system, which will render you careerless.

And for the record, oil is a renewable energy source, but we make it seem as though it's not.

Best regards.