One of my Venezuelan friends was a leading expert in heavy oil extraction. Basically drilling 3 parallel horizontal wells and pumping steam down two of them to drive the oil out via the third. (View Post)

The sad thing about the Venezuela/Guyana stuiation is that even if Venezuela were to control Guyana and its oil reserves, it still wouldn't make them any better off or richer either as a country… (View Post)

Personslly I don't think it's a tricky area at all. There have long been laws coverng incitement, endangerment and libel/slander. Apart from that (and I believe even some of those are too s… (View Post)

At home yes. But bloody cold I suspect. (View Post)

We have vegan friends staying this weekend and we are cooking them a mushroom and butternut squash risotto. I love meat but am happy to eat vegetarian and vegan if it is well cooked. (View Post)