Comments on: Those British Airways strikes http://www.johnband.org/blog/2010/03/29/those-british-airways-strikes/ The idle musings of John B Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Jim Bliss http://www.johnband.org/blog/2010/03/29/those-british-airways-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-132890 Jim Bliss Thu, 27 May 2010 20:36:33 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=738#comment-132890 I'm more than happy to debate the issue with anyone, John, but I need to correct your description of me as an "oil engineer". Yes, I studied petroleum geology, but I ended up working as an industrial engineer in a different field (the job I found in the food and beverage industry just happened to pay better when I was applying, post-study). That said, I did some consulting for a Saudi group in the oil industry involving a lot of surveys and what have you, but I never got my hands dirty on a rig. So the phrase "oil engineer" might give the wrong impression. Nowadays, of course, I've left all that behind and retrained as a psychoanalyst. I'm certainly qualified to discuss most aspects of the oil industry though, and am always happy to do so. I’m more than happy to debate the issue with anyone, John, but I need to correct your description of me as an “oil engineer”. Yes, I studied petroleum geology, but I ended up working as an industrial engineer in a different field (the job I found in the food and beverage industry just happened to pay better when I was applying, post-study). That said, I did some consulting for a Saudi group in the oil industry involving a lot of surveys and what have you, but I never got my hands dirty on a rig. So the phrase “oil engineer” might give the wrong impression.

Nowadays, of course, I’ve left all that behind and retrained as a psychoanalyst. I’m certainly qualified to discuss most aspects of the oil industry though, and am always happy to do so.

]]> By: John B http://www.johnband.org/blog/2010/03/29/those-british-airways-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-132808 John B Thu, 27 May 2010 10:42:12 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=738#comment-132808 Take it up with <a href="http://numero57.net" rel="nofollow">Jim</a>, not me. You're both oil engineers; you both seem to know what you're talking about - genuinely, I'd like to see a serious debate between you guys about whether global oil production has peaked and what'll go on over the next 30 years. Take it up with Jim, not me. You’re both oil engineers; you both seem to know what you’re talking about – genuinely, I’d like to see a serious debate between you guys about whether global oil production has peaked and what’ll go on over the next 30 years.

]]> By: Tim Newman http://www.johnband.org/blog/2010/03/29/those-british-airways-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-132805 Tim Newman Thu, 27 May 2010 10:27:08 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=738#comment-132805 <em>This is true, and worth a read (I’m not yet totally sold on Jim’s view on precisely when the oil’s going to run out, but that’s mostly based on sheer incredulity that if the oil’s really going to start running seriously short by 2015, governments and large companies haven’t done more to mitigate that.</em> If true, then ExxonMobil, Shell, and Total have all failed to build it into their business plans. Perhaps they don't know either? This is true, and worth a read (I’m not yet totally sold on Jim’s view on precisely when the oil’s going to run out, but that’s mostly based on sheer incredulity that if the oil’s really going to start running seriously short by 2015, governments and large companies haven’t done more to mitigate that.

If true, then ExxonMobil, Shell, and Total have all failed to build it into their business plans. Perhaps they don’t know either?

]]> By: dsquared http://www.johnband.org/blog/2010/03/29/those-british-airways-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-123672 dsquared Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:53:30 +0000 http://www.johnband.org/blog/?p=738#comment-123672 I had always assumed that BA's "Euro Traveller" class was so named because it aimed to give you roughly the experience of life as a Gypsy. I had always assumed that BA’s “Euro Traveller” class was so named because it aimed to give you roughly the experience of life as a Gypsy.

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