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by mseebach 6140 days ago
That is correct. The problem is that all the oil isn't lying around in great big underground lakes where it's just a question of sticking a pipe in and start pumping. There are different degrees of difficulty in getting to it.

We're well beyond peak $10/barrel oil, we're probably moving up on peak $40/b oil, but we're no where near peak $100/b and we're not even thinking about $200/b oil.

As patio11 said, the more expensive oil gets, the more expensive alternatives become viable.