<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Air pollution dropped very quickly as the pandemic unfurled. And it comes back as the companies are reopening, what can be easily seen on air quality monitoring: <a href="https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P/COVID-19_nitrogen_dioxide_over_China">https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P/COVID-19_nitrogen_dioxide_over_China</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Jacek.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 1:28 PM Alex Fraser <<a href="mailto:beatnic@comcast.net">beatnic@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I believe the break point for producing oil in the US is $40 which price <br>
we have been below for a while.<br>
<br>
If you can remember back to 9/11/01 air traffic was shut down for a <br>
couple of days. That shut down actually showed up in weather <br>
statistics. I hope scientists somewhere are keeping track of the <br>
environment as this huge reduction in the production of green house <br>
gases could have noticeable effects.<br>
<br>
I live in Woodbridge Virginia, a DC suburb about a 1/4 mile from <br>
interstate 95. It is of course subjective but I do think the air smells <br>
sweeter these days.<br>
<br>
On 4/21/2020 12:33 AM, Nan and Sandy Sanders wrote:<br>
> Bad here in what is left of the Great East Texas Oil Field. I am on <br>
> the north edge and the wells produce 1 bbl oil for 100 bbl salt water. <br>
> The wells behind my house were shut off weeks ago. I am not sure the <br>
> company that owns them will survive.<br>
> Sandy<br>
> WB5MMB<br>
><br>
><br>
> At 10:39 PM 4/20/2020, <a href="mailto:lstoskopf@cox.net" target="_blank">lstoskopf@cox.net</a> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Russians and Saudis having a price war.<br>
>><br>
>> Virus<br>
>><br>
>> No one driving or flying<br>
>><br>
>> Today (or so) is last trade for the oil commodities market. Somebody <br>
>> took a long position and has to dump it or will get a notice asking <br>
>> where they want their purchase. And everything is full. Price of <br>
>> crude going up in the Fall according to futures market.<br>
>><br>
>> The marginal producers here in Kansas are in deep trouble.. Cost of <br>
>> production in mid $30 dollar per bbl. Wells shut down probably won't <br>
>> come back on stream. This is doing exactly what the big boys want.<br>
>><br>
>> Enjoy it now.<br>
>><br>
>> N0UU<br>
>>> On April 20, 2020 at 6:09 PM Alex Fraser <<a href="mailto:beatnic@comcast.net" target="_blank">beatnic@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Gas prices are under $2 a gallon. This is pretty low I guess, but <br>
>>> maybe if I wait for a while they will pay me to fill up my tank?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Things seem to be getting a bit bizarre....<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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