Russia will suspend Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty

[Michael Tee]

<<What good is oil if you can't burn it. >>

That's a good question.  I don't know the answer.   Has anyone developed any process other than combustion to release the energy in oil?  Is anyone working on it?  Theoretically, I don't see why it wouldn't be possible.

[BT]

Has anyone developed any process other than combustion to release the energy in oil?  Is anyone working on it?  Theoretically, I don't see why it wouldn't be possible

Hard to earn petro dolars if no one buys your petro.

BTW anyone know the current futures market price for whale oil?

[Amianthus]

Has anyone developed any process other than combustion to release the energy in oil?  Is anyone working on it?

Sure they have.

[Plane]

If not burnt for fuel , oil is still good for the production of fertilizer , plastic , lubricant , etc.....

[Michael Tee]

<<Sure they have [developed non-combustion processes for releasing the energy in oil].>>

Yeah?  How long they bin working on it?  What's the process?

[Amianthus]

Yeah?  How long they bin working on it?  What's the process?

A number of years. Process? Depends on what you're looking for. One example is the reformers that strip hydrogen out of petroleum products to feed into fuel cells. There are others.