With U.S. conventional oil long past its 1970 peak, U.S. Lower 48 shale oil peaking and U.S. and Alaska deep offshore oil limited, U.S. peak oil is close at hand.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla., left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Aug. 7, 2024, in Romulus, Mich.
Much debate revolves around who should be president of the United States. But either winner, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, is going to need Alaska’s natural gas. Instead of a long pipeline through Canada, a better idea is a large diameter, high pressure, dense-phase pipeline to Anchorage, where gases and liquids would be separated and liquified natural gas would be made.
Then both natural gas and propane could be used by existing Alaska cars and trucks by simply converting to one or the other fuel, as is done in many parts of the world. The propane could be shipped to coastal villages or by river from Fairbanks to inland villages and even by road or train to Tok, Glenallen or Seward, among others. Plus, lengthy above-ground tubes could take gases as far away as Fort Yukon. The propane could also be shipped and sold in the Lower 48.
Such a project does not in anyway diminish the need for renewable energy, both in Alaska and the Lower 48. It is just that the renewable changeover will take time and where relatively cheap oil and gas can help the economy make the change over quicker than otherwise. Indeed, lots of mined minerals will be needed for the changeover, making a road and roadside natural gas pipeline to the Ambler Mining District necessary.
Now in the election debate, even regarding Kamala Harris, it is said Joe Biden’s administration caused oil and gasoline prices to go up, which also helped induce general inflation. Interestingly, though, in 2016, due to a Chinese economic lull, oil prices fell to about $41 per barrel and U.S. Lower 48 shale oil production fell. Then in 2017, when oil prices rose by 20% to $51 per barrel, U.S. Lower 48 shale oil production rose by a substantial 10%.
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