Saudi prince views US shale reserves as an imminent threat

[mikeo80]

As I see the issue of Oil, Gas, Fracking, etc.

1) Post TDM. Whatever government structure is left will have to scramble to every little gas station and storage depot to extract every oz. of fuel.

2) Post TDM. That same structure will have to find and protect any living wildcat drilling team and equipment. (Harry Stamper and crew comes to mind)

3) Post TDM. That same structure will have to find and protect any existing raw oil refinery. As well as any living workers. Even if you have to divert defensive power away from other needs. I can see SEVERAL Patriot anti-missle units being diverted to whatever refineries are out there post TDM.

These three steps MUST happen as quickly as possible. In the chaos of TDM, that quickness will be VERY difficult. But it MUST be done.

Once these steps are complete, I forsee the next step being the construction of some refinery capacity. Much of the TDM strike was against the infrastructure of oil refining. You can get all of the oil out of the ground, but you still have to refine it to diesel at least. This will take TIME. I am no oil expert, but the German coal to diesel refineries (WWII) did not happen overnight. Much of their production was diesel for the Panzers.

Once you have diesel, many options begin to open. I suspect as the other posters have mentioned, a GreenPeace or EPA representative will not have a pleasant reception. I forsee anyone trying to protest the building of these steps being SHOT. Then and there.

My $0.02

Mike