[riverdawg]

The EIA estimates that the US has 87 years of natural-gas supply at current and projected rates consumption and discovery.

http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=58&t=8

An acquaintance who works for AGL says the projected supply is more like 250 years.

[biff]

Do you believe other government figures such as unemployment?

I know all about the figures but I also see all the NG power plants being built because of the decimation of the coal powered plants as well as industrial demands if we ever experience a recovered economy.

I have been in and around the awl bidness for all of my 65 years and it would not bother me a bit if NG went to $20.00/1000 but it would absolutely decimate the average consumer. Just look at the folks in the northeast that have no other choice than heating oil.

[thackney]

An acquaintance who works for AGL says the projected supply is more like 250 years.

The number of years really comes down to "at what price?"

We won't stop using oil/gas because there is none left, it will be because the alternatives are finally cheaper. That may come with lower cost alternatives, higher cost oil/gas, or most likely a combination of both.