Matthew Simmons is Dead - GoFuckYourself.com

cykoe6 · 08-09-2010, 04:56 PM

I am not the type to believe in conspiracy theories but I have to admit that this is fucking with my head a bit.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100809/us_nm/us_simmons_2

Matthew Simmons, who rattled the energy industry by arguing the world was rapidly approaching peak oil production capacity, died at his home in North Haven, Maine, the energy research group he founded said on Monday.

He died suddenly on Sunday, his Ocean Energy Institute said in a statement.

Simmons, 67, a former adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush, had a heart attack while in a hot tub, local media reported, citing a report by the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

In his 2005 book "Twilight in the Desert," Simmons argued Saudi Arabia's oil reserves were nearing the highest levels of production they were capable of achieving, after which point the world's yearly oil supply would begin to decline.

While Simmons' views on peak oil were regarded as somewhat controversial, he drew even more attention for a June 9 interview with Fortune magazine, in which he predicted BP Plc would be driven bankrupt in "about a month" as the cleanup costs for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill mounted.

I mean........ a heart attack in a hot tub? That is not very subtle.

Agent 488 · 08-09-2010, 05:01 PM

heart attack hot tub About 224,000 results

yeah unheard of.

Blackamooka · 08-09-2010, 05:04 PM

A heart attack at 67?

Inconceivable!!!

TheDoc · 08-09-2010, 05:04 PM

We would have a lot of dead bodies laying around if they killed everyone over the last 50 years that said the oil would dry up.

Agent 488 · 08-09-2010, 05:07 PM

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/oil...8000-bp-shares

Spunky · 08-09-2010, 05:10 PM

RIP Matthew

Caligari · 08-09-2010, 05:10 PM

That is funny because the last time I saw him in the bathtub he was alive.

er, i mean, terrible tragedy.

HD Content · 08-09-2010, 07:01 PM

Another one bites the dust and let games begin

Bill8 · 08-09-2010, 07:48 PM

That's sad news. He was a pretty smart guy.

We should know in the next few years, by mid decade at the latest, wether or not the thesis that he was most famous for, that the saudi oil field reserves have been grossly and criminally overstated, turn out to be true.

Bad news for the US if his arguments have merit. Even if they don't have merit we are still fucked, we passed the turnaround point years ago, and the evidence of this last collapse is that switching to an alternative to oil is pretty much impossible under market stress.

jigg · 08-09-2010, 08:05 PM

it's not hard to take him out considering all the money and interests involved
so why should it be unlikely someone helped him have a heart attack?

SomeCreep · 08-09-2010, 08:19 PM

whooooooooooooooo?

ottopottomouse · 08-10-2010, 03:40 AM

Old enough so only suspicious if you want it to be.

dyna mo · 08-10-2010, 08:11 AM

the point of taking him out would be????/

he already released the book how many years ago.

cykoe6 · 08-10-2010, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dyna mo

the point of taking him out would be????/

he already released the book how many years ago.

I have no idea what the point would be. I just thought it was odd. I had been waiting for a statement from him regarding his theories about the gulf oil spill given that recent events seemed to have proved him wrong........ but it never came......... next thing I hear he is dead. If there was foul play I would assume it had something to do with his recent statements on BP and the spill rather than his book on peak oil.

fatfoo · 08-10-2010, 08:28 AM

A heart attack in the hot tub is very unfortunate.
Rest in peace, Matthew Simmons.

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Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	heart attack hot tub About 224,000 results yeah unheard of.

08-09-2010, 05:07 PM	#5
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	http://www.zerohedge.com/article/oil...8000-bp-shares

08-09-2010, 07:01 PM	#8
HD Content So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 316	Another one bites the dust and let games begin

08-09-2010, 07:48 PM	#9
Bill8 Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,901	That's sad news. He was a pretty smart guy. We should know in the next few years, by mid decade at the latest, wether or not the thesis that he was most famous for, that the saudi oil field reserves have been grossly and criminally overstated, turn out to be true. Bad news for the US if his arguments have merit. Even if they don't have merit we are still fucked, we passed the turnaround point years ago, and the evidence of this last collapse is that switching to an alternative to oil is pretty much impossible under market stress.

08-09-2010, 08:05 PM	#10
jigg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,527	it's not hard to take him out considering all the money and interests involved so why should it be unlikely someone helped him have a heart attack?

08-10-2010, 03:40 AM	#12
ottopottomouse She is ugly, bad luck. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,177	Old enough so only suspicious if you want it to be. __________________ ↑ see post ↑ 13101

08-10-2010, 08:11 AM	#13
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,873	the point of taking him out would be????/ he already released the book how many years ago.

08-10-2010, 08:28 AM	#15
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