The Global Energy Picture

it takes 28 m3 (1000 ft3 ) of natural gas and from 2.5 to 4 barrels of water to produce one barrel of bitumen.

1 billion metric tons coal = 2.45-4.9 billion bbl oil

1 trillion cu. meters gas = 6.29 billion bbl oil

What about climate change?

What about nuclear power?

If breeder reactors are developed and spent fuel is reprocessed

If uranium and thorium are burned without reprocessing

Uranium only, no reprocessing

Shell Oil projection

Renewable advocate projection