However, with regards to petroleum extraction, we are depleting the easy-to-get-to areas.
As such, the energy and difficulty, as well as environmental footprint (and damage?) increases with increased scarcity and depth.
Also, global petroleum, by mass, is most likely dwarfed by several orders of magnitude by iron, etc, so the analysis using that as a comparative is flawed.
As such, the energy and difficulty, as well as environmental footprint (and damage?) increases with increased scarcity and depth.
Also, global petroleum, by mass, is most likely dwarfed by several orders of magnitude by iron, etc, so the analysis using that as a comparative is flawed.
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