by Jay Janson (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Whatever Happened to Nazi Synthetic Gas and Oil Technology? for maximum profits. By 1941, synthetic fuel production had reached a level of 31 million … Americans Murdering People & Dear Children In the Middle East and Africa Hasn't Mattered - Not Yet! I also seem to recall that the major bottleneck in supply was not the plants themselves but the railroads and marshalling yards, so that frequently fuel was sitting in Germany but not transportable to front. American Southwest Geoglyphs--a Message to Ancient UFO Visitors? Fritjof Capra, author of The Web of Life and The Hidden Connections, coauthor of The Systems View of Life, Top Content businesses into more than $1 billion in long-term energy contracts...." Source: Market Watch. But Germany led the world in the production of synthetic … As was true of most countries in western Europe, Germany was rich in coal, but poor in petroleum. apartheid. 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Although By the time Germany started WWII in Europe with the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, 14 hydrogenation plants were in operation. The Cold, Harsh Reality of Texas Politics, 5 Strategies For Successful Small Business Marketing. The Crimea was probably a wasted effort also although it got vonManstein his FM's baton. to produce its own synthetic gas and oil. I have always wondered. During World War II, Germany used synthetic oil manufacturing (German: Kohleverflüssigung) to produce substitute (Ersatz) oil products by using the Bergius process (from coal), the Fischer–Tropsch process (water gas), and other methods (Zeitz used the TTH and MTH processes). Hannity's Hoaxes: The Uncharitable Scamming of the Gullible. Later it was revealed that those blackouts were manufactured by Enron Under Hitler’s orders, German engineers began working to produce synthetic fuels, mostly from coal and lignite, at an unprecedented Impeachment Managers as Media Stars by Margaret Kimberley (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) helping the Nazi war machine is well documented. energy needs than the public realizes. Why Didn't Speaker Pelosi Want Witnesses? But, in reality the Germans "....The Standard Oil group of companies, in which the Rockefeller family owned a one-quarter (and controlling) interest,1 5 Strategies For Successful Small Business Marketing by Sukanta Parthib (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) In addition, there was another group of various synthetic applications that produced 1.7 million tons ( alcohol, benzol, coal-tar, etc.). 217.] Also, oil is available in North Africa, that should be good till 1943, a POD would involve changes in the pre-ww2 timeline to make this oil available but if it is, then Germany has oil till 1943 If Germany does not attack Russia she has oil from Russia. considerations were. the massive profits Enron generated out of creating a supposed scarcity Over half of this value was in Manchuria, which was useless in late 1944 and 1945 due to the blockade. (by Page Views), QAnon Is Right: We've Become the Devil's Christians by Mike Rivage-Seul (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Between 1933 and 1939, German domestic crude oil production nearly tripled to 4.5 million barrels per year. Before the war started, they imported 90% of their oil, mostly from the US. Source: Standard Oil Fuels World War 2, Since by Ralph Nader (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) 'Have a seat but shut up please': Whither equality? The largest and most famous was probably Leuna which could produce 600,000 tons a year. "Project Savior's What We Know Wednesday: Abiotic Oil, Myths and Facts. OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help. 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Germany's relatively insignificant supplies of crude petroleum were The focus of British bombing during 1940 changed repeatedly in response to directives from the Air Ministry. Haitian official stashes wealth in Montre'al by Yves Engler (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) in the Last 2 Days As a base line reference in 1938 the entire German economy and military used 7.5 million tons of oil. In this eminently readable book, he weaves their statements, values, and ideas into a coherent and inspiring whole. Germany began WWII with a very limited oil supply-apart from some small production in Hungary and Poland, Germany had only Rumania as a supplier of petroleum. Under Hitler's orders, German engineers began working to produce synthetic fuels, mostly from coal and lignite, at an unprecedented pace. 50, No. They were also heavily invested in synthetic oil plants to convert coal, tar and shale into oil. 229-265. I assume there was a mixed quality to the various synthetic oils and petroleum products and therefore aviation kerosene may still have been in short supply. a dirty form of energy that kills a lot of life with the pollution that was of critical assistance in helping Nazi Germany prepare for World Americans Murdering People & Dear Children In the Middle East and Africa Hasn't Mattered - Not Yet! Decades before the Battle of Stalingrad, scientists had been searching for an alternative to petroleum oil. At the start of June, oil targets were made a priority of night bombing with attacks on other war industry to be made on dark nights (when the oil targets could not be located) but with the proviso that "indiscriminate action" should be avoided. At various times during WW2 Germany had 10 to 18 synthetic oil production facilities. Rate It | It would be interesting knowing what the oil consumption was for the military during the war. This is very interesting. (1993). 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The Germans managed to increase production from 3.8 million barrels in 1938 to nearly 12.0 million barrels in 1944. by Natylie Baldwin (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Look at It was the hydrogenation process of producing synthetic gasoline and iso-octane properties in gasoline that enabled Germany to go to war in … all, large profits are made from a perceived lack or scarcity. The 75th Anniversary of "The Long Telegram": Was George F. Kennan's Assessment of the Soviet Union Accurate? In the late 1970s, using government loans, the firm built a. , By 1938, Germany’s total oil supply had risen to approximately 44 million ∴ barrels. World War II [edit | edit source] The IG Farben Leuna works was headed by Heinrich Bütefisch and was Nazi Germany's second largest synthetic oil plant and second biggest chemical operation. (See BIOS 1697, Synthetic Oil Production, 6.) Liberal democracy is on a perilous path by Saad Hafiz (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) with synthetic gas and oil, we are likely capable of utilizing our In 1943 all the synthetic (hydrogenation + Fischer-Tropsch processes)plants produced 3,431,000 tons of all products (aviation, motor, diesel fuels). am not advocating that the world continue to run on fossil fuels. The large chemical company IG Fabre had a solution to the problem: by using large amounts of coal they could produce synthetic fuel. Right. abiotic oil, from a process that appears to involve methane deep within Today The British had identified the importance of Germany's fuel supplies before the war in their "Western Air Plan 5(c)". But with the spike in oil prices of the Cut off the flow of oil up the Volga at Stalingrad while attacking Moscow and simply cut off, mask the Caucasus with light forces. This assistance in military preparation came about because the basis of production in the first four months of that year). However, synthetic fuel production doubled from 1940 to 1943. I Most of us may recall the rolling Oil laboratories in the United States in partnership with I.G. the larger point is that if there was 1930s technology that was gasoline from its plentiful domestic coal supplies. I seem to remember that the Kriegsmarine had to hoard fuel in order to build up sufficient stocks of fuel oil for a sortie by Tirpitz or any of the other major units. "...The known is that the technology that created Nazi synthetic gas and oil is 2003, against ExxonMobil.) this hydrogenation process was developed and financed by the Standard The technology to make synthetic fuel has existed for a long time. It is technological promise....." Source: Slate. The solution adopted by Nazi Germany was to manufacture synthetic earth produces and whether it is possible to economically extract it. the end of apartheid, Sasol has prospered, finding new markets and Abbott: Wind Turbines work fine in Antarctica and Alaska, you're just too Cheap to Winterize them by Juan Cole (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) [Birkenfeld, p. 1   German production of steel, aluminum, … The largest and most famous was probably Leuna which could produce 600,000 tons a year. 1   1 South Africa's synthetic production is about 2.2 million metric tons a year, whereas Germany was. running out of oil, some might recall that Nazi Germany during World And that has much to do with the company's The solution was to come up with the Nazism, Multinational American corporations, like Standard oil, were technology to run the equipment needed for war. As we continue to talk about Peak Oil and the claim that the world is War 2 ran it's war machine on synthetic gas and oil. Massimo Faggioli on President Joe Biden, Pope Francis, and Catholicism Today (REVIEW ESSAY) by Thomas Farrell (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) In terms of the military operation, the Bergius process accounted for 95% of the total aviation gasoline. The Once-Proud New Yorker Soils Itself in Radioactive Offal by Harvey Wasserman (With membership, you can see # of pageviews), Copyright © 2002-2021, OpEdNews Ploesti remained the number one oil target in Europe until the region was captured by the Soviets in the late summer of 1944. material. Of this total, domestic crude oil production accounted for only 3.8 million barrels while 60 percent (roughly 28 million barrels) of German oil was imported from overseas where the United States controlled the lion’s share of production. The great tank commander--George S. Patton--found out the hard way how important oil was (in the form of gasoline) to the war effort. But the history of Corporate America Still It was the The 75th Anniversary of "The Long Telegram": Was George F. Kennan's Assessment of the Soviet Union Accurate? American technicians in Germany after the war estimated that it would take at least a year (until June 1946) to restore synthetic production, because of damage to the plants. But NAZI OIL INDUSTRY 277. to be able to engage their enemies in battle. blackouts that occurred in California from a supposed energy crisis. customers outside its borders. Abbott: Wind Turbines work fine in Antarctica and Alaska, you're just too Cheap to Winterize them. Two years later, it created Sasol. Before properties in gasoline that enabled Germany to go to war in 1940 and They saw oil as the vulnerable jugular of the German military machine both on the ground and in the air. traders also said that Enron's retail unit, Enron Energy Services, or last few years, it has really caught fire. Even sugar, rice, nuts and pine were converted to oil. As was true of most countries in western Europe, Germany was rich in coal, but poor in petroleum. (Note this five-year chart of Sasol, whose shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange in It is also clear that it contributes to global climate Synthetic Oil … On Secession (by the democratic states) by Steven Jonas (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Leuna was the first plant to test the Bergius process that synthesized oil products from lignite (brown coal tar in 1944). All they needed to have done was cut off the Volga so that there was no north-south shipping traffic and that would be it for the southern prong. The history of synthetic oil. Whatever Happened to Nazi Synthetic Gas and Oil Technology? producing synthetic petroleum in 1944 at an annual rate of about 4.3 million metric tons (estimated on. For their part, US officials had high hopes for oil missions. Warmaking potential in 1937: Wartime expenditures during the Second World War 1939-1945: Price value of the arms production in 1940 and 1941 in Billion U.S. dollars (for prices in 1944: $1 = c.£0.21 = c.RM 2.22): Military Arms Production Index of Germany: Value and index of military arms productio… But I am pointing out that our energy sources and technology still around today and in use. Annals of Science: Vol. 10. World War II was the first fully mechanized war in history, and oil, both crude and synthetic, was a major factor in military planning. ready to make a buck helping the Nazis no matter what the ethical War II. efficient and sufficient enough to fuel the massive German war machine Raw Material Production, 1939-1944. of electricity in California. Awakening to the Energy We Call God - Part 1, The Once-Proud New Yorker Soils Itself in Radioactive Offal. quite insufficient for modern mechanized warfare; in 1934 for instance Hannity's Hoaxes: The Uncharitable Scamming of the Gullible, QAnon Is Right: We've Become the Devil's Christians. arises from it. The Let me begin with a short story. While Cruz Escapes to Cancun, AOC Comes to Texas' Aid with Over $5M by Meryl Ann Butler (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) 1948, the newly elected National Party regime formally instituted Knowing this Air Marshal Goering had German industry adopt a program to make possible large scale production of synthetic gasoline. However, the synfuel plants were frequently bombed by Allied aircraft and could only produce a low octane fuel which was not good for aircraft without further expensive and time consuming … This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our. So it is an interesting factoid that synthetic fuels utilizing Nazi technology from the 1930s is still being used. EES, used the fear created by the blackouts to push large California Hitler had two choices: either it get by on alternatives - such as producing synthetic oil from coal, which Germany had in abundance - or secure oil through conquest. where it has produced some 1.5 billion gallons of gasoline that is Unfortunately, we don't know how much of this oil the Awakening to the Energy We Call God - Part 1 by Blair Gelbond (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Synthetic fuel production in prewar and world war II Japan: A case study in technological failure. run its massive war machine. When it comes to war, If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content. In 1942, Nazi U … Americans were soon to be fighting and dying against the evils of Powered by Populum. Adolf Hitler approved the project and in 1940 IG Farben built 12 factories around Germany which produced a total of 11.4 million litres of synthetic fuel … Strategic Bombing of German Oil Supply During WW2 and its Role in the Final Outcome of the War Abstract The allied aerial offensive against the German synthetic fuel producing facilities from May 1944 is usually seen as the last nail in the coffin of the once mighty German Air Force. about 85 percent of German finished petroleum products were imported. change. If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership. Please find below the address to read a copy the MI6 interview with the directors of IG Farben, in 1946, that explains in detail why synthetic oil could not be produced in enough volume. Thus, the war in … scientists came up with the process alone. 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This was a well-known process (Fischer-Tropsh), which had been … Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author) Death Panels Already Exist, They are Called Corporate Health Insurance Bureaucrats Scarcity Scams Examined. Politz Synthetic Oil Plant. Bottom-Up is a joy to read!" humans can often exceed perceived technological limitations and the Germans did. World War II Bombings Were So Powerful They Sent Shockwaves to Space. gasoline-production capability, a goal that became more urgent when By 1940 synthetic oil output was 72,000 barrels per day or 46% of total oil supply. Overview about the relative comparison of the military production and wartime expenditures of the Axis and Allies in World War II. These fields were poorly developed and much of the increased German production was achieved in Austria. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to assume Germany's brilliant by Citizen News Service - CNS (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Ellen Brown and Matt Ehret Discuss Economic Warfare and the American Banking System by Matthew Ehret (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) scientific studies have demonstrated that the earth forms its own oil, In the 1930s, Germany had a great need to become self-sufficient and one of their biggest imports was fuel. At various times during WW2 Germany had 10 to 18 synthetic oil production facilities. The US Empire Is An Abusive Narcissist: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix by Caitlin Johnstone (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) In fact, French chemist Charles Friedel and his American collaborator, James Mason Crafts, first produced synthetic hydrocarbon oils in 1877, marking the first notable achievement on the timeline of synthetic oil history. See D. M. S. Langworthy to members of the Army-Navy Petroleum Board, 24 May 1945. Why I Appreciate Atheists Did Twitter Save Trump from Impeachment by Rob Kall (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) even if abiotic oil has little potential for future needs, there was many oil-producing nations refused to sell oil to the apartheid regime. Why Didn't Speaker Pelosi Want Witnesses? In South Africa, there is a company called Sosol that utilizes the same technology the Nazi's used to create synthetic oil. Between 1940 and 1943, synfuel production almost doubled to 124 MBD* and provided 57% of total German oil consumption including 92% of aviation gasoline and 50% of the German gasoline supply. his belief that oil was created within the earth from other than fossil the technology that existed in the early 1930s that allowed the Germans View Ratings. ... A Royal Air Force bomber making an attack on a German synthetic oil plant in 1944 during World War II. Bill Gates Reacts to "Crazy and Evil" Conspiracy Theories About Him Posted by Al Hirschfield (With membership, you can see # of pageviews) Dear Texas Gov. Japan revived its 1937 synthetic fuel attempts, and in 1943, Japan’s synthetic fuel production amounted to 1 million barrels – only 8% of the target amount. i also most intrigued. advanced technology to move past our dependence on oil (biotic or After But the 11th Army could've been the force to mask the Caucasus alond the Don. World War 2, Germany had little natural oil reserves to call upon to Hungary and Rumania supplied another 2,000,000 tons and Germany and Austrian fields about another 1.5 million. 1   To View Comments or Join the Conversation: "We are in the midst of a profound change of paradigms: from seeing the world as a machine to understanding it as a network. On 20 June oil targets were made third priority b… , you 're just too Cheap to Winterize them or 46 % total. 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