tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post8202863415961589764..comments2024-03-24T11:01:27.668-04:00Comments on Resource Insights: How changing the definition of oil has deceived both policymakers and the publicKurt Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-38213497240684180542013-03-17T14:16:07.485-04:002013-03-17T14:16:07.485-04:00Kurt, you point out that corn ethanol takes more e...Kurt, you point out that corn ethanol takes more energy to produce than it contains. That's debatable, but everyone can agree that it takes SOME amount of oil to produce ethanol, so the important point is that the government is double-counting liquids by not subtracting the amount of oil used in creating ethanol. Example: if the world produces 70 mbpd of oil but uses 2 mbpd of that oil to produce 2 mbpd of ethanol, the government claims the total liquids as 72 mbpd when the actual total is 70 - 2 + 2 = 70.David Watsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-3240182212551758602012-08-07T13:56:06.324-04:002012-08-07T13:56:06.324-04:00Certainly, LPG can be used in some vehicles, but a...Certainly, LPG can be used in some vehicles, but all the same limitations to supply that apply to propane as a motor fuel also apply to LPG. However, I've never seen a vehicle adapted to run on pure butane, which is what I'm referring to. If there is one, I'd be delighted to know about it.Kurt Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-32834769710807938052012-08-07T08:19:21.954-04:002012-08-07T08:19:21.954-04:00When it is mixed with propane, it is called liquif...<b> When it is mixed with propane, it is called liquified petroleum gas or LPG which is used for space heating. It's also used as a propellant in aerosol sprays. But no one can put butane into a vehicle. It's not a suitable liquid fuel for transportation </b><br /><br />really?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutogasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-49359360706803209472012-08-05T18:24:19.394-04:002012-08-05T18:24:19.394-04:00But if ethane was not used to make plastic, than n...But if ethane was not used to make plastic, than naphta (oil derivative) would be, so while the 'lumping' is certainly not one-to-one (e.g. plastic would be more expensive if manufactured from oil and so we might use less), there is some reasonableness in lumping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-30215762718755018352012-07-10T11:00:17.280-04:002012-07-10T11:00:17.280-04:00you forgot a key point. NGPL only have ~70% of the...you forgot a key point. NGPL only have ~70% of the BTU content as crude oilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com