do we drill for oil in the future?

[masternerdguy]

Being a stickler for science - there are flaws in Gallia. There is however a way out for the 'Oil Barons'.

Oil is a Hydrocarbon, ergo it has hydrogen in it.

Wherever you have hydrogen - you can also have deuterium.

Gallia could be said to lack heavy water, because the Dom Kovash used it up in the early part of their civilisation.

So instead of finding fuel in the oceans of Gallia or as free gas in a nebula - they 'crack' hydrocarbons to get at the deuterium found within. It places Gallia on a more level playing field. It allows Gallic technology to be more advanced - without being too extreme or implausible.

mmmm heavy gasoline

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