References and Sources
- Presentation at ASPO-USA 2005 Conference by Chris Skrebowski , Trustee of the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre and Editor of Petroleum Review, Energy Institute. Slides 32 and 33.
- 2005 Exploration Round-Up , www.theoildrum.com, March 1, 2006.
- Hirsch report , Page 22, Table III-1. Detailed Consumption of Petroleum in the U.S. by Fuel Type and Sector - 2003.
- U. S. Census Bureau , DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000; Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data; Geographic Area: 01451 5-Digit ZCTA.
- A human laboring continuously for 10 hours can sustain a maximum output of about 150 watts of work [Ref]. A watt is 1 joule/sec, so 150 watts for 10 hours is 5,400,000 joules of energy. A barrel of oil (42 US gallons) is equivalent to 6,100,000,000 joules of energy [Ref]. So a gallon of oil (gasoline) contains the energy equivalent to ( 6.1×10**9 ÷ 5.4×10**6 ) ÷ 42 = 27 human workers laboring at their maximum sustained output for 10 hours.
- U. S. Census Bureau , DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000; Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data; Geographic Area: 01451 5-Digit ZCTA.