What will happen after we finish the oil ?
364944
We'll start using the alternative fuel source that they created many years ago, but have not implemented b/c of money hungry owners of oil companies
534849
Probably alternative fuels.  It would be nice to spend some research and get some other sources to diversify risk.  Right now, if the Middle East embargoes oil, we would be sunk.  If we had other sources, it wouldn't be as big of a deal.
688473
get rid of oil dependency
249846
We are done with the peak oil, and now we're starting to decline.  In a couple of years' time, we'll be well on our way on the decline.  \n\nAs a reference, get your hands on a documentary called "The End of Suburbia" (directed by Gregory Greene) if you can.  It goes in a lot of detail.  You may think they're exaggerating a little, but heck! All reality seems exaggerastion, don't you think?\n\nAnd check these out:\n\nhttp://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/\n\nhttp://www.peakoil.org/
876385
if you mean..." If the worlds oxygen ends what would happen?" then that is obvious. the worlds would slowly deteriorate\n\nLife would end
565652
In school they teach that decaying matter over millions of years turns into oil.  \nThere probably isn't infinite amounts, but there is tons of it.  I honestly don't think we could ever run out.  The problem is getting to it.  We can't drill anywhere without ticking a bunch of people off, so it can be hard to actually obtain it.
1100192
Oil! They are now drilling for it in the plains of Asher! It several miles deep. And may take a year to reach.   My question is will this relieve the pressure from the Saudi wells? If so all hell will break loose over there!
12639
While the oil is actually being removed from the earth it isn't filled up. But after the well is abandoned it is usually filled in with cement. Most states have regulations requiring plugging of wells as they are taken out of service.\n\nIf you want more information on how the oil drilling process works (or anything else for that matter) check out the site below. It's really cool.
794964
Our home is headed for ruination. All the reports including one i saw on the news today regarding the fish stocks in the sea needing to be protected from commercial fishing , fossil fuels like gas, oil,  climate change, deforestation.  We will not make it past 2050 without radical change.\n         Revelation 11  v 17.
318704
Only if you are the country that is sanctioned. over all the world economy is able to absorb enough of the lost produces.  well except when it comes to Oil.
1073624
55 gal...no, we're not running out anytime soon. Just be prepared for european style prices until people start carpooling to work and trading in hummers/SUV's.\n\nChina & India are buying crude/crude futures like crazy. Nigeria & Argentina aren't producing to capacity. Katrina damaged a lot of US rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. \n\nWe still produce around half of the crude(which we turn to gas) we use daily. We also have "strategic reserves" of crude which we keep for things like wars but use when supplies get tight.\n\nSo we either reduce our demand, pay higher prices, or start drilling in Alaska and off our coast. I carpool with a coworker in a Miata. S*rew those OPEC countries- conserve!!!!
452439
I think those things will become increasingly important given the trends in the price of oil. Companies will shift to alternative forms of energy to save money. I don't know that it will stop wars among nations.
1054045
noone knows...this question has no specific and 100% answer at all...but we all will know what will happen sooner or later
561541
Try Reading the END OF OIL by Paul Roberts.\nIt'll run out a darn-sight sooner than we thought!\nOIL companies have/did lie about the amount of oil they have left.\nThe oil that is being pumped now has 2 go thru more refining than ever B4 & is down 2 the amount of Sea water they pump in 2 the fields.\nEverytime a alternative 2 oil is investigated the Oil companies surpress the data.  They R not going 2 give up on oil until every last drop has been extracted & no-one can predict exactly what affect this will have on the Planet. I'm sure that any warnings would proberly supressed by the oil companies 2.
285073
Jacarta Monkey has the right answer. He gets the points for saying it first.\n\nFor as long as the Earth exists it will contain fresh water and hydrocarbon fuel (notice I re-defined these a bit to be more specific), since both are continuously being replenished by biomass and the hydrologic cycle. People will stop drilling and mining hydrocarbons as soon as it becomes uneconomical, which is way before the Earth runs out. The deadline on all of the Earth's resources is about 3-5 billion years from now when the sun expands and destroys the entire Earth. Until then, only poor people will run out of fuel and water, because only humans are greedy enough to purposefully deny basic resources to other living creatures because they can "own" them.
1101520
Considering we REFUSE to adopt a comprehensible alternative energy plan...societies will likely break down into chaos and anarchy...there will be class warfare with those who have the reserves of fuel and those who don't. Mayhem, Blood in the streets those sort of things.
534139
The oil will become contaminated with hydrocarbons.