2292 Chanel Rion OAN: #BREAKING: US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announces he has been authorized to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to 1 billion barrels. (mobile.twitter.com) SUPER ELITE posted 359 days ago by 4moreyears 359 days ago by 4moreyears +2292 / -0 148 comments share 148 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (148) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 15 ▼ – Mr_Clit_Beastwood 15 points 359 days ago +16 / -1 So crude oil can sit in the ground for 300 million years, but as soon as we pump it out it expires in three? permalink save report block reply ▲ 16 ▼ – Wheredidiputit 16 points 359 days ago +17 / -1 yes. there's a lot of volatile hydrocarbons that react to light, oxygen, etc and can degrade once exposed. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 5 ▼ – outsideop 5 points 359 days ago +5 / -0 *volatility = value permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – bahhumbugger 1 point 359 days ago +4 / -3 Utter nonsense permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – 1776-or-1984 3 points 359 days ago +3 / -0 username checks out, YUGELY permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Wheredidiputit 1 point 358 days ago +1 / -0 just reporting what I read about it. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – wakadon 4 points 359 days ago +4 / -0 I am pretty sure people are confusing this with gasoline which will polymerize over time. Oil is refined and you can crack it to make more lights and oil from different areas has different composition. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – jgardner 2 points 359 days ago +2 / -0 (There's a rumor that oil is actually created by the heat and pressure in the earth's crust and it bubbles up to near the surface.) permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 5 ▼ – wethedownvoted 5 points 359 days ago +5 / -0 abiogeneic petroleum origin, if someone wants to look it up permalink parent save report block reply
So crude oil can sit in the ground for 300 million years, but as soon as we pump it out it expires in three?
yes. there's a lot of volatile hydrocarbons that react to light, oxygen, etc and can degrade once exposed.
*volatility = value
Utter nonsense
username checks out, YUGELY
just reporting what I read about it.
I am pretty sure people are confusing this with gasoline which will polymerize over time. Oil is refined and you can crack it to make more lights and oil from different areas has different composition.
(There's a rumor that oil is actually created by the heat and pressure in the earth's crust and it bubbles up to near the surface.)
abiogeneic petroleum origin, if someone wants to look it up