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Yes, the problem is the energy that could be used to produce oil would be much more efficiently used by applying it directly to what the oil was going to be use
by woodandsteel 7y ago
Yes, the problem is the energy that could be used to produce oil would be much more efficiently used by applying it directly to what the oil was going to be used for.
- throwaway373438 7y agoNot always. Oil has many uses outside of energy production. It's also important to distinguish between energy production and energy transfer. Petrol products are very useful for energy transfer even if they aren't energy producing. Batteries and fuel cells are other examples of useful net-negative energy transfer systems.