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I can't find figures but I expect the amount of crude used for fuel is very high compared to its other uses. Maybe 99% but that's just a guess. I'll try to find

I can't find figures but I expect the amount of crude used for fuel is very high compared to its other uses. Maybe 99% but that's just a guess. I'll try to find figures tomorrow (it's late here). Let's call it 95% for now. If 95% of energy is not burnt but extracted for other uses then it stays in the ground 20 times longer (ok, not forever). But we have no way of replacing that huge energy source that is crude. So we will not stop because there's no alternative. What he suggests is a counsel of perfection - "precise and also correct", I agree, but it's not going to happen. So it's a useless suggestion AFAICS. Basically I'm confused as to what he's suggesting.

tempguy9999 7y ago
Some quick digging regarding proportion of use of crude for energy vs chemical products: "This demand for chemical products has a direct impact on energy demand (and consequently CO2 emissions). The sector accounts for approximately 11% and 8% respectively of the global primary demand for oil and natural gas." https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2018/june/commentary-from-energy-to-chemicals.html https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2018/june/commentary-from-... So my 99% and 95% estimate was way off, if I'm reading this correctly - which I may not, as it seems to be referring to energy used to create chemical products, not necessarily the proportion of oil used as chemical precursors. Best I can find though.
- vonmoltke 7y ago
  It's somewhere between 10% and 15% of the volume: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/refining-crude-oil.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-produc... It's tough to get more precise, because there are trace fuels, as well as some products like kerosene that are used as fuels and solvents.