End of Conventional Oil Daniel Singh Engineering and the Profession Dr. Leo Oriet Friday, November 28, 2014 Singh 2 The many items we use everyday have to be made using very special processes. These processes include anything from smelting to assembling. The most common item needed to create many items, however, is oil; pure black gold from deep in the earth itself. Oil has revolutionized life as we know it and without it, the quality of life we have today may never have been achieved. With the discovery of oil and its decline, its effect on the many careers in the world, and life after the end of oil, society has had its advantages and disadvantages with oil. The discovery of oil first revolutionized the world as we know it in the mid 1800s. Oil is a natural, viscous substance that is found deep in the earth and is extracted for refining. Oil is flammable and slippery, so it can be used for fuel or lubrication purposes. The discovery of oil in the mid 1800s revolutionized the world’s economy in many ways; it opened up new possibilities for the production of items as well as maintaining crops and livestock. Some say the discovery of oil is the downfall of the earth; it is the excrement of the devil, the blood of the dinosaurs, the blood of the earth, …show more content…
The price will continue to increase as oil becomes scarce, until there is none left. At this point, new processes will need to be developed to produce these items. These new processes may consist of turning to the vegetation on earth. Plants can be seen as a renewable resource as they can be consumed and produced in equilibrium. Seeing as oil will run out soon, products that were produced by oil can be somehow produced by plants. More research and development would be needed to successfully create new methods of processing items using plants; however, it can be done. With the end of cheap oil, the quality of life also needs to be taken into