[copious.abundance]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonsense', 'G')otcha. I read the TOD article anyway, I'm not certain of its relevance. Rocmann appears very unhappy that someone can claim that 5.0% is the right answer rather than 5.1%.

Considering the topic they are discussing, the level of precision which is claimed does appear more than a little silly. Rocmann gets pretty perturbed over it for some reason

In fact, now that I re-read it, he's obviously being sarcastic.

His first post was here. This is where he is joking around/being sarcastic but sounding like he was mad:
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6206#comment-588817

Here it becomes obvious he was joking around:
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6206#comment-588839

And here he explains his point more seriously:
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6206#comment-588889

First, Gail said:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') don't see an issue with what Mr. Pimental said regarding the 5.0% versus 5.1% decline rate. What he says is, "Your estimate of 5% in the decline rate applied to declining production was almost right. The exact number is 5.1%."

[TheAntiDoomer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'A')P. His name is Rockman. 30 years a petroleum geologist.

The Petrobas response guy is a pr flack. They are backspinning under orders from Chavez. You know these communists---public relations types who would put ExxonMobile to shame

[shortonsense]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'A')P. His name is Rockman. 30 years a petroleum geologist.

The Petrobas response guy is a pr flack. They are backspinning under orders from Chavez. You know these communists---public relations types who would put ExxonMobile to shame

[AirlinePilot]

I knew who it was ,I just mispelled it here, my fault. I'm very familiar with Rockman and place a high regard in what he says. I do not agree that Rockman was "joking around" He is genuinely perturbed and rightly so. One of the worst things we have to deal with in search for facts with regards to any of this is roadblocks like what this Petrobras PR clown has thrown up.

Short,

Give me a break! Exactly what did Oily just do with this ridiculous "I TOLD YOU SO crap?

Give it a rest, it adds NOTHING to the discussion.

[shortonsense]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AirlinePilot', '
')Short,

Give me a break! Exactly what did Oily just do with this ridiculous "I TOLD YOU SO crap?

Give it a rest, it adds NOTHING to the discussion.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonsense', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'A')P. His name is Rockman. 30 years a petroleum geologist.

The Petrobas response guy is a pr flack. They are backspinning under orders from Chavez. You know these communists---public relations types who would put ExxonMobile to shame

I don't know why I'm doing this, because a blind man could see it, but:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ace', 'W')orld Oil Capacity to Peak in 2010 Says Petrobras CEO

[AirlinePilot]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilFinder2', 'I') got the impression he was joking around.

[copious.abundance]

How can anyone read this post of his and not figure out he was being sarcastic?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'G')ood point WT. Granted we reservoir geologists can't be as accurate. But wildcatters like yourself are fully capable of being accurate 100.000000000000000000000000000% of the time. I can handle naive, stupid, stubborn, etc. But such arrogance is just too hard to swallow.

[AirlinePilot]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', ' ') I find it hilarious that folks accuse of2 of " pumping" oil with no proof that he has any connection to the oil biz. Then you have rockman an admitted petro geologist who directly benefits from advertising oil "scarcity". Yet noone ever questions his motives????

[AirlinePilot]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilFinder2', 'H')ow can anyone read this post of his and not figure out he was being sarcastic?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AirlinePilot', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheAntiDoomer', ' ') I find it hilarious that folks accuse of2 of " pumping" oil with no proof that he has any connection to the oil biz. Then you have rockman an admitted petro geologist who directly benefits from advertising oil "scarcity". Yet noone ever questions his motives????

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AirlinePilot', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilFinder2', 'H')ow can anyone read this post of his and not figure out he was being sarcastic?

[shortonsense]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilFinder2', '
')So, if he knows no one could offer any more accuracy of more than a few percent, why would he accuse someone of being incompetent for not knowing the decline rate was 5.1% instead of 5.0%? Obviously he was mocking the Petrobras guy for even bringing up the 5.0 vs 5.1 thing in the first place.