So we agreed that as far as oil is concerned,


there are no foreseeable substitutes within range of competing with oil say in the next 20-30 years. That is a global issue,which will only be resolved when the factual numbers about oil reserves are known and everybody starts panicking. The Chinese already are...
As far as our economy is concerned,increasing storage is a cheap way of hedging against higher prices. However,medium to long-term,we need to either go Geothermal (though that only fixes the electricity issue but not cars) or look at how we can maximise our neighbours output of oil.

VVS- Are we agreed that in the light of liklely higher oil prices,Kenya's economy has a potential risk? I think so. Are we agreed that it might be a good idea to increase storage? I think so. So what does this have to do with me being too short,diasporan etc. Don't we all want Kenya to progress? Like I said the diasporan/too short/too tall arguement is a bit pedestrian. And that is being polite




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To clarify..in the medium term oil still rules...but as someone below said the billions of chinnese,indians,pakistanis,nigerians etc have not even reached vehicular peak and already there is soo much pressure on this supply. The next logical thing would be for a brilliant chinesse to come up with an alternative which is not visible to us now hence changing the dynamics...may be i have watched too many sci fi.

From this change good will come

Dear half empty: LNG makes sense if we can find/exploit LNG fields off the coast of Kenya. LPG is a petroleum derivative... cooking gas is LPG... Kenya imports LPG to supplement local production (from the refining process... this is a complex subject). I believe the vehicles you are talking off run on LNG not LPG... I may be wrong...
*** As is,we do not have sufficient storage for LPG... A few months ago,there was a breakdown at KPRL & we almost ran out if not for an emergency shipment through a private firm...

Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB